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HomeArticlesBrahms Intermezzo op 76 no 7 Study Edition

Brahms Intermezzo op 76 no 7 Study Edition

By Graham Fitch, 2018-03-29 Posted in: Articles, News

Brahms’s sets of miniatures are among the best-loved shorter works in the whole piano literature, regularly programmed by concert artists and yet approachable by piano students and amateurs. The Intermezzo in A minor, op. 76 no. 7, is currently on the ABRSM Grade VIII syllabus, and will pose several challenges for those who wish to master it. I am pleased to announce that I have published some new resources featuring this work this week. These resources include an Annotated Study Edition and video walkthrough which have a special emphasis on artistic pedalling.

In the video walkthrough, I look mainly at how to overcome the obstacles posed by the rests in the RH without drying out the pedal. If we pedal through the harmony as we would want to, we create the harmonic cloud the LH produces but we cover over the RH rest. If we interpret the rest as a literal and audible silence, we risk disturbing the harmonic underpinnings. There is a neat solution, involving phrase shaping, slow release pedals and overlapping touch in the LH. I admit its subtle and will take a bit of practice, but then playing a Brahms Intermezzo beautifully is no easy task!

Apart from showing you how this pedalling solution works, in the Study Edition I also explore some fingering possibilities in the introduction – do we use legato fingerings and substitutions in the RH chord stream (bars 4-8) or do with go with all 5s in the top line? It depends on your hand size, but the principle is to avoid twisting at the wrist. I’ll also point out a neat exchange between the hands later in the piece that you won’t want to miss!

Please click on one of the following links for further information or to view the available content:

  • Online Academy walkthrough (including video) – click here
  • Online Academy pedalling series videos on advanced pedalling techniques – click here for finger pedalling or here for fractional pedalling
  • Annotated Study Edition – click here to purchase a standalone edition for this work or here for a discount bundle featuring this work and five others
  • Index of Online Academy resources for ABRSM examinations – click here

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