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Hungarian Dances (Brahms)

The Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms, are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based on Hungarian themes. They vary from about a minute to four minutes in length. They are among Brahms' most popular works, and were certainly the most profitable for him. Each dance has been arranged for a plethora of instruments and ensembles, from piano 4 hands to orchestra. Of them, the most famous is No. 5 in f sharp.

  1. No. 1 in G Minor
  2. No. 2 in D Minor
  3. No. 3 in F Major
  4. No. 4 in F# Major
  5. No. 5 in F# Minor
  6. No. 6 in Db Major
  7. No. 7 in F Major
  8. No. 8 in A Minor
  9. No. 9 in E Minor
  10. No. 10 in E Major
  11. No. 11 in D Minor
  12. No. 12 in D Minor
  13. No. 13 in D Major
  14. No. 14 in D Minor
  15. No. 15 in Bb Major
  16. No. 16 in F Minor
  17. No. 17 in F# Minor
  18. No. 18 in D Major
  19. No. 19 in B Minor
  20. No. 20 in E Minor
  21. No. 21 in E Minor

The Hungarian Dances bear many resemblances to, and may have influenced, the similarly profitable and popular Slavonic Dances of Antonín Dvořák.

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