Mini Challenge: Rare Pieces by Brahms that YOU should play!
Brahms' Birthday was May 7th, and to celebrate we are kicking off this mini challenge! 
We will be working on some of his rare and neglected music leading up to a livestream on May 18th with tonebase artist, Adam Golka, who will teach these very pieces!
These scores are quite manageable and should be accessible to a wide range of levels: beginner to advanced!
Click below to look at the scores!
Albumblatt (only just discovered in 2012!)
Check out Adam's course on Mindful Practicing below!
Course Link
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Thank you Dominic! I’m taking on Albumblatt and just found out that Clara’s opus 21 that I have been working on was composed in the same year as Albumblatt!!!
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I will also learn Albumblatt! It sounds very lovely. One thing I like about these challenges is getting introduced to shorter pieces I have not played before!
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I will learn the Albumblatt as well.
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At what time will the livestream with Adam Golka be on May 18?
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Alexander Weymann it looks like it’s 11am (Pacific Time).
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Interesting pieces, but definitely not my favorite ones. The Gigues look very difficult, so I choose the Sarabandes. I favorite piece by Brahms is the Sonata op 5. https://youtu.be/IjGBaJD4plE
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I won't be able to make it to Adam Golka's livestream since it's during office hours, but I've enjoyed learning the first of the two Gigues, the one in A minor. A bold and fascinating little piece with some unusual technical challenges that make you go: "um... really??" :-)
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About the session on Brahms Rare Pieces with Adam Golka, we had the opportunity to see and hear him displaying the different approaches we can take to Brahms' interpretation. Brahms' genius gives us room to choose how we want the pieces to sound inside his amazing harmonic trademark and wonderful polyphony. It is true that many composers - Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, to name only three - give the interpeter this sense of expansion, but despite the fact that Brahms sings and says a lot, each time you go back to the music, you easily discover new feelings, thoughts or a new tone for the story to tell. I have always approached Brahms with great respect which means that I haven't learnt many of his works, mainly because he certainly doesn't write for the average hand span. But it's time to become creative in overcoming these difficulties and enjoy the ride. A big thank you to Adam Golka who gave us so much insight into Brahms' language and interpretation through these amazing early works. And thanks to Dominic whose appropiate comments rounded off this master class as a very enjoyable experience.
