Tag: 7 Fantasies Op. 116

  • PROGRAM NOTES: PAUL LEWIS

    PROGRAM NOTES: PAUL LEWIS

    Johannes Brahms 7 Fantasies Op. 116 If the word fantasy implies improvisation and free association of thoughts, then the collection of three capricci and four intermezzi that Brahms published under the title Fantasien in 1892 are misnamed, as they are among the most densely expressive and tightly crafted miniatures to come from his pen. Some…