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Pigs in a Polka is a 1943 cartoon using Brahms' Hungarian Dances No. 5, 6, 7, 17

Brahms – Pigs in a Polka – Hungarian Dances 5, 7, 6, 17

Pigs in a Polka is a one-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Merrie Melodies series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on February 2, 1943 by Warner Bros. …

The Great Dictator, from Charlie Chaplin. Barber shop scene with Brahms music.

Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 – The Great Dictator, Chaplin

The Hungarian Dances (German: Ungarische Tänze) by Johannes Brahms (WoO 1), are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based mostly on Hungarian themes, completed in 1869. Brahms originally wrote the version for piano four hands.

Brahms - Piano Sonata No 3 - Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Brahms – Piano Sonata No. 3 (3st mov) – Grimaud

The Piano Sonata No 3 in F minor, Op. 5 of Johannes Brahms was written in 1853 and published the following year. The sonata is unusually large, consisting of five movements, as opposed to the traditional three or four.

Brahms - Intermezzo Op 117 No 2 - Hélène Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Intermezzo / Piano

Brahms – Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 2 – Grimaud, Piano

Intermezzo Op 117 No 2 in B-Flat Minor is the second of the three Intermezzi for piano composed by Johannes Brahms in 1892 for solo piano.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 – Khatia Buniatishvili

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat 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.

Martha Argerich plays Brahms' rhapsody No. 1

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Rhapsody

Brahms – Rhapsody No. 1 – Martha Argerich, Piano

The Rhapsodies, Op. 79, for piano were written by Johannes Brahms in 1879 during his summer stay in Pörtschach, when he had reached the maturity of his career.

The pianist Yuja Wang and Khatia Buniatishvilli are performing Brahms' first Hungarian Dance.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Dance / Duet / Piano

Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 1 – Wang & Buniatishvili, Piano

The Hungarian Dance No. 1 is the first of the 21 Hungarian Dances (German: Ungarische Tänze) composed by Johannes Brahms, based mostly on Hungarian themes and completed in 1869.

Yuja Wang performs Brahms' Intermezzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Intermezzo / Piano

Brahms – Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 3 – Wang, Piano

Intermezzo Op 117 No 3 in C-Sharp Minor is the third of the three Intermezzi for piano composed by Johannes Brahms in 1892 for solo piano.

Brahms - Intermezzo Op 118 No 2 - Wang, Piano; Ottensamer, Clarinet

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Clarinet / Intermezzo / Piano

Brahms – Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 – Wang; Ottensamer

This Intermezzo is the second of the Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118, that Johannes Brahms wrote for solo piano. Completed in 1893 and dedicated to Clara Schumann, the collection was the penultimate composition published during Brahms’ lifetime.

Brahms - Piano Concerto No 2 - Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 – Hélène Grimaud

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat 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.