The catchy and musically easily accessible pieces are among the composer’s most popular works and are particularly suitable for piano students and lovers of the Romantic repertoire. No. Op.39 I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. 39; 16 Walzer op. Sixteen Waltzes (German; Sechzehn Walzer), Op. IJB 156 Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's: 16 waltzes: Tempo giusto (B major) (E major) (G ♯ minor) Poco sostenuto (E minor) They were composed in 1865, and published in 1866, dedicated to the music critic Eduard Hanslick. 39; 16 Waltzes: Authorities Wikipedia; BNF: 13908937w: Composer Brahms, Johannes: Opus/Catalogue Number Op./Cat.

At the request of his publisher, Brahms also wrote an easier version of the work for solo piano. No. © 2016 Bärenreiter-Verlag Karl Vötterle GmbH & Co. KGBrahms’ popular 16 “Waltzes”, opus 39, composed in 1866 for four hands, were transcribed by Brahms one year later for two hands. At the request of his publisher, Brahms also wrote an easier version of the work for solo piano. 16のワルツ (ブラームス); Sechzehn Walzer op. Brahms himself described the first version as suitable for "reasonable hands", that is for proficient players, and the easier version as "perhaps for prettier hands", that is, for domestic music-making. Brahms’ popular 16 “Waltzes”, opus 39, composed in 1866 for four hands, were transcribed by Brahms one year later for two hands. 39, is a set of 16 short waltzes for piano written by Johannes Brahms. He initially described the latter version to his publisher as a "children’s edition".