Legends, Op. 59 (B. 117)
Ten character pieces for piano four hands composed in 1881. Less explicitly nationalistic than the Slavonic Dances, the Legends are lyrical, intimate tone poems that Brahms particularly admired — he wrote to Simrock: 'I have sat over them as over something quite delightful.' Dvořák orchestrated them in 1883.
Works in this Collection (10)
- Legend No. 1 in D minor, Op. 59 No. 1 Key D minor Difficulty
- Legend No. 2 in G major, Op. 59 No. 2 Key G major Difficulty
- Legend No. 3 in G minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Key G minor Difficulty
- Legend No. 4 in C major, Op. 59 No. 4 Key C major Difficulty
- Legend No. 5 in A♭ major, Op. 59 No. 5 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Legend No. 6 in C♯ minor, Op. 59 No. 6 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Legend No. 7 in A major, Op. 59 No. 7 Key A major Difficulty
- Legend No. 8 in F major, Op. 59 No. 8 Key F major Difficulty
- Legend No. 9 in D major, Op. 59 No. 9 Key D major Difficulty
- Legend No. 10 in B♭ minor, Op. 59 No. 10 Key B♭ minor Difficulty