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.UPDATE (9/17/13): Whew! Now that Ive tackled Rinaldo, the greatest obstacle to
eventually finishing this long project has |"
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een removed. I had been concerned about this particular work for some time. It
is the most singular and unique among all of B|"
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ahmss major works, his only choral setting of an overtly dramatic text, and the o
nly large composition to have an almost com|"
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letely continuous structure. I had debated for many months how I would handle t
his guide when it came up. Even the issue of p|"
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sting translations for such a long text proved a puzzle, as did the issue of how
to handle a multi-track recording of a piece w|"
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th only one real break. The result is what will likely be the magnum opus of th
e Brahms Listening Guides. No, its not the |"
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65-76 65 6E 20 74 68 65 20-6D 6F 73 74 20 70 72 6F-66 6F 75 6E 64 2E 20 20-49 6
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iggest Brahms work or even the most profound. In fact, it is probably the least
familiar of all the major compositions. But i|"
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provided challenges to my established method, and I am extremely happy to have
finished it. I hope you enjoy my approach to t|"
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70-2E 20 33 34 29 2C 20 69-73 20 63 6F 6D 69 6E 67-20 6E 65 78 74 2E 0D 0A |h

is unusual piece. As you can see, it took a while. Another much-demanded piece
, the Piano Quintet (Op. 34), is coming next...|"
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.I am mindful of the need to update the rest of the score links. I am kind of s
talled there right now because the low-key edit|"
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0 62 65 65 6E 20 70-6F 73 74 65 64 20 74 6F-20 49 4D 53 4C 50 2E 20-20 53 74 69
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64-20 77 69 74 68 20 6E 6F-6E 2D 73 6F 6E 67 20 6F-70 75 73 20 6E 75 6D 62 |i
ons for the later song opus numbers have not yet been posted to IMSLP. Still, I
intend to move forward with non-song opus numb|"
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65-64 20 74 68 72 6F 75 67-68 20 4F 70 2E 20 35 35-2E 0D 0A 0D 0A 4F 6E 20-61 6
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rs. The links are fixed through Op. 55.....On another subject entirely, my city
of Boulder has been ravaged by disastrous floo|"
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0 73 68 75 74 20 64-6F 77 6E 20 62 65 63 61-75 73 65 20 6F 66 20 61-6E 20 61 62
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65-20 74 6F 20 66 69 6E 64-20 74 69 6D 65 20 74 6F-20 66 69 6E 69 73 68 20 |d
s in the last week. Ironically, with everything shut down because of an abundan
ce of water, I was able to find time to finish |"
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F E2 80 99 73 20 76-6F 79 61 67 65 20 61 77-61 79 20 66 72 6F 6D 20-41 72 6D 69
64 61 E2 80-99 73 20 65 6E 63 68 61-6E 74 65 64 20 69 73 6C-61 6E 64 2E 20 20 57
65-20 66 69 6E 64 20 73 69-6C 76 65 72 20 6C 69 6E-69 6E 67 73 20 77 68 65 |d
escribing Brahmss thrilling setting of Rinaldos voyage away from Armidas enchanted
island. We find silver linings whe|"
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6D-69 6C 79 20 77 61 73 20-66 6F 72 74 75 6E 61 74-65 20 74 6F 20 65 73 63-61 7
0 65 20 77 69 74 68-20 6E 6F 20 64 61 6D 61-67 65 20 74 6F 20 68 65-61 6C 74 68
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e we can. While my family was fortunate to escape with no damage to health or p
roperty, the devastation around us is awesome a|"
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20-74 68 6F 75 67 68 74 73-20 61 6E 64 20 70 72 61-79 65 72 73 20 6F 6E 20-62 6
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d terrible. I ask for thoughts and prayers on behalf of those who suffered deva
stating losses in this incredible catastrophe. |"
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68-65 20 67 75 69 64 65 20-66 6F 72 20 74 68 65 20-4C 69 65 62 65 73 6C 69-65 6
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....UPDATE (6/4/13): The guide for the Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52, has been up
dated to consider the version for piano duet wi|"
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4 20 69 6E 63 6C 75-64 69 6E 67 20 74 68 69-73 20 76 65 72 73 69 6F-6E 20 62 65
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72-2E 20 20 42 75 74 20 69-74 20 64 6F 65 73 20 68-61 76 65 20 61 20 70 72 |t
hout voices published as Op. 52a. I had resisted including this version because
I consider it inferior. But it does have a pr|"
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minence among arrangements because of the separate opus number with letter, beca
use it was included in the Smtliche Werke, an|"
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because recordings are readily available. There are very few alterations of an
y significance from the piano duet parts of the|"
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main version with vocal quartet. The most prominent of these is the embellished
repeat of No. 7, Part 2. I hope that my metho|"
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of considering this version is unobtrusive, but still useful. I did not consid
er it worthy of its own separate outline as wit|"
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, for example, the viola versions of the Op. 120 sonatas. At some point in the
near future, this update will also be done for |"
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he New Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 65.....Score links have been updated and correc
ted through Op. 55 (and for any guides with hig|"
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er numbers constructed from 2012 on). The latest new guide is the A-major Piano
Quartet, Op. 26, the composers longest inst|"
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umental work! On deck are the Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80, and the First
Cello Sonata, Op. 38.....UPDATE (3/4/13): I|"
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e again moved the updates to the archive page (linked below). I am regularly po
sting guides again, but at a slower pace than i|"
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2008 and 2009. The latest guide to be posted, the F-minor piano sonata (Op. 5)
, has been long awaited and requested. Im h|"
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C6120 616E7265 6B206574 20737965 20726F66 6F6C6F73 6E6F7320 67 73 20 |appy to
finally have it available. Score links have been updated through Op. 33. Indic
ations of alternate keys for solo songs |"
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0796D-20656D69 74206E6F-73206568 20657469-6C6C6977 20656220 |are also being ad
ded as I fix the score links. Again, this will be an extended process, as most
of my time on the site will be |"
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|spent creating new guides. Thanks again for all the messages of support!....AR
CHIVED UPDATES AND COMMENTS
|"
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96873-68742067 6C207369-20676E6F 6A6F7270-20746365 20736168 |..UPDATE (9/17/13
): Whew! Now that Ive tackled Rinaldo, the greatest obstacle to eventually finis
hing this long project has |"
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had been concerned about this particular work for some time. It is the most sin
gular and unique among all of B|"
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, his only choral setting of an overtly dramatic text, and the only large compos
ition to have an almost com|"
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s structure. I had debated for many months how I would handle this guide when i
t came up. Even the issue of p|"
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17274-6572206B 64726F63-20676E69 6120666F-65697020 77206563 |osting translatio
ns for such a long text proved a puzzle, as did the issue of how to handle a mul
ti-track recording of a piece w|"
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break. The result is what will likely be the magnum opus of the Brahms Listeni
ng Guides. No, its not the |"
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6F72 20796C62-20656874 7361656C-61662074 696C696D-6F207261 6C612066-6874206C 616
D2065-20726F6A 706D6F63-7469736F 736E6F69-4220202E 69207475 |biggest Brahms wo
rk or even the most profound. In fact, it is probably the least familiar of all
the major compositions. But i|"
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365-73696C62 20646568-6874656D 202C646F-20646E61 6D612049-74786520 656D6572-6820
796C 79707061-206F7420 65766168-6E696620 65687369-74692064 4920202E-706F6820 6F7
92065-6E652075 20796F6A-6120796D 6F727070-20686361 74206F74 |t provided challe
nges to my established method, and I am extremely happy to have finished it. I
hope you enjoy my approach to t|"
"000000400 20736968 73756E75-206C6175 63656970-20202E65 79207341-6320756F 73206
E61-202C6565 74207469-206B6F6F 68772061-2E656C69 6E412020-6568746F 756D2072-642D
6863 6E616D65-20646564 63656970-74202C65 50206568-6F6E6169 69755120-7465746E 704
F2820-3433202E 69202C29-6F632073 676E696D-78656E20 0A0D2E74 |his unusual piece
. As you can see, it took a while. Another much-demanded piece, the Piano Quin
tet (Op. 34), is coming next...|"
"000000480 20490A0D 6D206D61-66646E69 6F206C75-68742066 656E2065-74206465 70752
06F-65746164 65687420-73657220 666F2074-65687420 6F637320-6C206572 736B6E69-4920
202E 206D6120-646E696B 20666F20-6C617473 2064656C-72656874 69722065-20746867 207
76F6E-61636562 20657375-20656874 2D776F6C-2079656B 74696465 |..I am mindful of
the need to update the rest of the score links. I am kind of stalled there rig
ht now because the low-key edit|"
"000000500 736E6F69 726F6620-65687420 74616C20-73207265 20676E6F-7375706F 6D756
E20-73726562 76616820-6F6E2065 65792074-65622074 70206E65-6574736F 6F742064-534D
4920 202E504C-69745320 202C6C6C-6E692049 646E6574-206F7420 65766F6D-726F6620 647
26177-74697720 6F6E2068-6F732D6E 6F20676E-20737570 626D756E |ions for the late
r song opus numbers have not yet been posted to IMSLP. Still, I intend to move
forward with non-song opus numb|"
"000000580 2E737265 68542020-696C2065 20736B6E-20657261 65786966-68742064 67756
F72-704F2068 3535202E-0D0A0D2E 206E4F0A-746F6E61 20726568-6A627573 20746365-6974
6E65 796C6572-796D202C 74696320-666F2079 756F4220-7265646C 73616820-65656220 617
2206E-65676176 79622064-73696420 72747361-2073756F 6F6F6C66 |ers. The links a
re fixed through Op. 55.....On another subject entirely, my city of Boulder has
been ravaged by disastrous floo|"
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C61-6977202C 65206874-79726576 6E696874-68732067 64207475-206E776F 61636562-2065
7375 6120666F-6261206E 61646E75-2065636E 7720666F-72657461 2049202C-20736177 656
C6261-206F7420 646E6966-6D697420 6F742065-6E696620 20687369 |ds in the last we
ek. Ironically, with everything shut down because of an abundance of water, I w
as able to find time to finish |"
"000000680 63736564 69626972-4220676E 6D686172-9980E273 68742073-6C6C6972 20676
E69-74746573 20676E69-5220666F 6C616E69-80E26F64 76207399-6761796F 77612065-6620
7961 206D6F72-696D7241 80E26164-65207399 6168636E-6465746E 6C736920-2E646E61 655
72020-6E696620 69732064-7265766C 6E696C20-73676E69 65687720 |describing Brahmss
thrilling setting of Rinaldos voyage away from Armidas enchanted island. We find
silver linings whe|"
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177-74726F66 74616E75-6F742065 63736520-20657061 68746977-206F6E20 616D6164-7420

6567 6568206F-68746C61 20726F20-706F7270 79747265-6874202C 65642065-74736176 6F6

97461-7261206E 646E756F-20737520 61207369-6F736577 6120656D |re we can. While
my family was fortunate to escape with no damage to health or property, the dev
astation around us is awesome a|"
"000000780 7420646E 69727265-2E656C62 20492020-206B7361 20726F66-756F6874 73746
867-646E6120 61727020-73726579 206E6F20-61686562 6F20666C-68742066 2065736F-206F
6877 66667573-64657265 76656420-61747361 676E6974-736F6C20 20736573-74206E69 207
36968-72636E69 62696465-6320656C 73617461-706F7274 202E6568 |nd terrible. I a
sk for thoughts and prayers on behalf of those who suffered devastating losses i
n this incredible catastrophe. |"
"000000800 0D0A0D20 4450550A-20455441 342F3628-2933312F 6854203A-75672065 20656
469-20726F66 20656874-6265694C 696C7365-72656465 6C615720-73657A74 704F202C-3235
202E 6168202C-65622073 75206E65-74616470 74206465-6F63206F 6469736E-74207265 762
06568-69737265 66206E6F-7020726F 6F6E6169-65756420 69772074 | ....UPDATE (6/4/
13): The guide for the Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52, has been updated to conside
r the version for piano duet wi|"
"000000880 756F6874 6F762074-73656369 62757020-6873696C 61206465-704F2073 32352
02E-20202E61 61682049-65722064 74736973-69206465 756C636E-676E6964 69687420-6576
2073 6F697372-6562206E 73756163-20492065 736E6F63-72656469 20746920-65666E69 726
F6972-4220202E 69207475-6F642074 68207365-20657661 72702061 |thout voices publ
ished as Op. 52a. I had resisted including this version because I consider it i
nferior. But it does have a pr|"
"000000900 6E696D6F 65636E65-6F6D6120 6120676E-6E617272 656D6567-2073746E 61636
562-20657375 7420666F-73206568 72617065-20657461 7375706F-6D756E20 20726562-6874
6977 74656C20-2C726574 63656220-65737561 20746920-20736177 6C636E69-64656475 206
E6920-20656874 6DA4C353-63696C74 57206568-656B7265 6E61202C |ominence among ar
rangements because of the separate opus number with letter, because it was inclu
ded in the Smtliche Werke, an|"
"000000980 65622064 73756163-65722065 64726F63-73676E69 65726120-61657220 796C6
964-61766120 62616C69-202E656C 65685420-61206572 76206572-20797265 20776566-6574
6C61 69746172-20736E6F 6120666F-7320796E 696E6769-61636966 2065636E-6D6F7266 656
87420-61697020 64206F6E-20746575 74726170-666F2073 65687420 |d because recordi
ngs are readily available. There are very few alterations of any significance f
rom the piano duet parts of the|"
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472-5420202E 6D206568-2074736F 6D6F7270-6E656E69 666F2074-65687420 69206573-6874
2073 6D652065-6C6C6562 65687369-65722064 74616570-20666F20 202E6F4E-50202C37 207
47261-20202E32 6F682049-74206570 20746168-6D20796D 6F687465 | main version wit
h vocal quartet. The most prominent of these is the embellished repeat of No. 7
, Part 2. I hope that my metho|"
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06E-6F6E7520 75727462-65766973 7562202C-74732074 206C6C69-66657375 202E6C75-6420
4920 6E206469-6320746F 69736E6F-20726564 77207469-6874726F 666F2079-73746920 6E7
76F20-70657320 74617261-756F2065 6E696C74-73612065 74697720 |d of considering
this version is unobtrusive, but still useful. I did not consider it worthy of
its own separate outline as wit|"
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372-6F20736E 68742066-704F2065 3231202E-6F732030 6174616E-20202E73 73207441-2065
6D6F 6E696F70-6E692074 65687420-61656E20 75662072-65727574 6874202C-75207369 746
16470-69772065 61206C6C-206F736C 64206562-20656E6F 20726F66 |h, for example, t
he viola versions of the Op. 120 sonatas. At some point in the near future, thi
s update will also be done for |"
"000000B80 20656874 2077654E-6265694C 696C7365-72656465 6C615720-73657A74 704F2
02C-3536202E 0D0A0D2E-6F63530A 6C206572-736B6E69 76616820-65622065 75206E65-7461
6470 61206465-6320646E 6572726F-64657463 72687420-6867756F 2E704F20-20353520 646
E6128-726F6620 796E6120-69756720 20736564-68746977 67696820 |the New Liebeslie
der Waltzes, Op. 65.....Score links have been updated and corrected through Op.
55 (and for any guides with hig|"
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220-6E6F2032 20202E29-20656854 6574616C-6E207473 67207765-65646975 20736920-2065

6874 616D2D41-20726F6A 6E616950-7551206F 65747261-4F202C74 32202E70-74202C36 632

06568-6F706D6F E2726573-20739980 676E6F6C-20747365 74736E69 |her numbers const
ructed from 2012 on). The latest new guide is the A-major Piano Quartet, Op. 26
, the composers longest inst|"
"000000C80 656D7572 6C61746E-726F7720 2020216B-64206E4F 206B6365-20657261 20656
874-64616341 63696D65-73654620 61766974-764F206C 75747265-202C6572 202E704F-202C
3038 20646E61-20656874 73726946-65432074 206F6C6C-616E6F53 202C6174-202E704F 0D2
E3833-550A0D0A 54414450-33282045 312F342F-203A2933 9980E249 |rumental work! O
n deck are the Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80, and the First Cello Sonata, O
p. 38.....UPDATE (3/4/13): I|"
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06F-72612065 76696863-61702065 28206567-6B6E696C 62206465-776F6C65 20202E29-6D61
2049 67657220-72616C75 7020796C-6974736F 6720676E-65646975 67612073-2C6E6961 747
56220-20746120 6C732061-7265776F 63617020-68742065 69206E61 |ve again moved th
e updates to the archive page (linked below). I am regularly posting guides aga
in, but at a slower pace than i|"
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720-74206564 6562206F-736F7020 2C646574-65687420 6D2D4620-726F6E69 61697020-7320
6F6E 74616E6F-4F282061 35202E70-68202C29 62207361-206E6565 676E6F6C-61776120 646
57469-646E6120 71657220-74736575 202E6465-80E24920 68206D99 |n 2008 and 2009.
The latest guide to be posted, the F-minor piano sonata (Op. 5), has been long
awaited and requested. Im h|"
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16C-20202E65 726F6353-696C2065 20736B6E-65766168 65656220-7075206E 65746164-6874
2064 67756F72-704F2068 3333202E-4920202E 6369646E-6F697461 6F20736E-6C612066 6E7
26574-20657461 7379656B-726F6620 6C6F7320-6F73206F 2073676E |appy to finally h
ave it available. Score links have been updated through Op. 33. Indications of
alternate keys for solo songs |"
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078-63732065 2065726F-6B6E696C 20202E73-69616741 74202C6E-20736968 6C6C6977-2065
6220 65206E61-6E657478 20646564-636F7270 2C737365-20736120 74736F6D-20666F20 742
0796D-20656D69 74206E6F-73206568 20657469-6C6C6977 20656220 |are also being ad
ded as I fix the score links. Again, this will be an extended process, as most
of my time on the site will be |"
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854-6120736B 6E696167-726F6620 6C6C6120-65687420 73656D20-65676173 666F2073-7075
7320 74726F70-0D0A0D21 4352410A-45564948 50552044-45544144 4E412053-4F432044 4E4
54D4D-54 53
|spent creating new guides. Thanks again for all the messages of support!....AR
CHIVED UPDATES AND COMMENTS
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