Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

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Johannes Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 is a monumental Romantic concerto noted for its symphonic scale, dramatic intensity, and virtuosic yet deeply expressive piano writing.

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instanceOf Romantic-era composition
piano concerto
approximateDuration 45–50 minutes
basedOn earlier symphonic movement sketches by Brahms
catalogueNumber Op. 15
composer Johannes Brahms
compositionEndYear 1858
compositionStartYear 1854
countryOfPremiere Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Kingdom of Hanover
dedicatedTo Julius Otto Grimm
firstPublicationYear 1861
genre concerto
historicalReception initially received coolly by audiences
influencedBy Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano concertos
Robert Schumann’s symphonic style
instrumentation orchestra
solo piano
key D minor
languageOfTitle German
laterReception now regarded as a cornerstone of the Romantic concerto repertoire
movement I. Maestoso
II. Adagio
III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
notableFeature extensive orchestral exposition in the first movement
integration of symphonic and concerto forms
numberOfMovements 3
opusNumber Op. 15
originalTitle Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
surface form: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 d-Moll, Op. 15
period Romantic
placeOfPremiere Hanover
surface form: Hannover
positionInComposerOutput Brahms’s first published orchestral work
premiereConductor Joseph Joachim
premiereDate 22 January 1859
premierePerformer Johannes Brahms
premiereYear 1859
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel
relatedWork Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
styleCharacteristic deeply expressive character
dramatic intensity
symphonic scale
virtuosic piano writing
typicalPerformanceContext piano concerto recital
symphony concert
workNumberInComposerCatalogue first piano concerto by Brahms

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Clara Schumann (as dedicatee and performer) dedicateeOf Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
subject surface form: Clara Schumann
Clara Schumann (as dedicatee and performer) performedPremiereOf Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
subject surface form: Clara Schumann