Composition: 4 Ballades, Op. 10 (Brahms, Johannes)
| Title | Ballades |
| Alternative title | Balladen |
| Creators | Johannes Brahms (composer) |
| Opus | Op.10 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1854 |
| First published | 1856 |
| Dedication | Julius Otto Grimm |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1440 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Ballades |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andante (after the Scottish ballad "Edward") | — | D minor | — |
| Andante | — | D major | — |
| Intermezzo. Allegro | — | B minor | — |
| Andante con moto | — | B major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Andante (No.2) | theater orchestra | Bernhard Egg |
| view | Andante con moto (No.4) | viola and piano | Dolf Polak |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1856 | Complete Score (color) Complete Score (monochrome) |
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1888 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | 1910 | Complete Score 1. Andante 2. Andante 3. Intermezzo. Allegro 4. Andante con moto |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (scan) Complete Score (filter) 1. Andante 2. Andante 3. Intermezzo. Allegro 4. Andante con moto |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | — | Complete Score |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
N. Simrock | 1929 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Andante con moto (No.4) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
— | — | Complete Score Viola |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | Felipe Sarro (piano) | 1. Andante |
| view | Carl Banner (piano) | 4. Andante con moto |
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