Johannes Brahms' "Alto Rhapsody" is published here in a new critical edition modernized for today's performance practice. It is based on the second edition of the first print, as this is to be regarded as the authentic musical text after final revisions by the composer. After a gloomy beginning, the musical realization of Goethe's poem "Harzreise im Winter" reaches a hopeful new level with its reference to divine powers. Created in connection with the wedding of Clara Schumann's adored daughter Julie in 1869, the work impresses above all with its personal touch, which was groundbreaking in its progressive harmony and still attracts audiences to concerts today with its enormous compositional power.
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