Piano Concerto no. 3 in D major
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B♭ major, Op. 83, by Johannes Brahms is separated by a gap of 22 years from his first piano concerto. Brahms began work on the piece in 1878 and completed it in 1881 while in Pressbaum near Vienna. It took him three years to work on this concerto, which indicates that he was always self-critical. He wrote to Clara Schumann: "I want to tell you that I have written a very small piano concerto with a very small and pretty scherzo." He was ironically describing a huge piece. This concerto is dedicated to his teacher, Eduard Marxsen.
Movements
- Allegro non troppo
- Adagio
- Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Most recent recordings
- Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Six Piano Pieces Op. 118 — Johannes Brahms, Francesco Piemontesi, Gewandhausorchester, Manfred Honeck (2026) Spotify
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: III. Scherzo. Allegro energico - Trio — Johannes Brahms, Kathrin Isabelle Klein (2026) Spotify
- Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato — Johannes Brahms, Nelson Freire, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Horst Stein (2022) Spotify
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