Brahms, Johannes -Brahms Waltzes Op 39 Simplified Version - Piano *Forest Glade Music Three Variations on Plum Blossom

Three Variations on Plum Blossom

" In four contrasting movements: An Arrival by Carriage

This edition

modal tunes and blues

It reflects the manifold rhythms and melodies of different Spanish regions – and in the last piece even Cuba is represented

Brahms, Johannes -Brahms Waltzes Op 39 Simplified Version - Piano *Forest Glade Music Three Variations on Plum BlossomFollowing the publication of the 16 Waltzes for piano four hands, Brahms publisher succeeded in persuading the composer to do a version for piano solo. After initially hesitating, Brahms suggested two versions, one for clever hands and one perhaps for the more beautiful ones. Both versions were published in 1867. The simplified one, which Brahms also called the version for children, not only thins out some of the full chords but also transposes