Biography
The leading Hungarian pianist-composer of the generation before Bartók and Kodály, Dohnányi was a virtuoso performer and a committed Romantic in his compositional orientation. His Variations on a Nursery Song Op. 25 for piano and orchestra — a witty set of variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star cast in various grand Romantic styles — is his most popular work. His six Concert Etudes Op. 28, Ruralia Hungarica Op. 32c, and Piano Quintet No. 1 Op. 1 are significant contributions to the late-Romantic repertoire.
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Works (47)
Four Piano Pieces, Op. 2
- Scherzo in C-sharp minor No. 1 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in A minor No. 2 Key A minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in F minor No. 3 Key F minor Difficulty
- Capriccio in B minor No. 4 Key B minor Difficulty
Four Rhapsodies, Op. 11
- Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 11 No. 1 No. 1 Key G minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 No. 2 No. 2 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody in C major, Op. 11 No. 3 No. 3 Key C major Difficulty
- Rhapsody in E-flat minor, Op. 11 No. 4 No. 4 Key E♭ minor Difficulty
Humoresques in Form of a Suite, Op. 17
- March No. 1 Difficulty
- Toccata No. 2 Difficulty
- Pavane with Variations No. 3 Difficulty
- Pastorale No. 4 Difficulty
- Fugue No. 5 Difficulty
Passacaglia in E-flat minor, Op. 6
- Passacaglia in E-flat minor No. 1 Key E♭ minor Difficulty
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 5
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor No. 1 Key E minor Difficulty
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 42
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B minor No. 1 Key B minor Difficulty
Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1
- Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor No. 1 Key C minor Difficulty
Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-flat minor, Op. 26
- Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-flat minor No. 1 Key E♭ minor Difficulty
Ruralia Hungarica, Op. 32a
- Ruralia Hungarica No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Ruralia Hungarica No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Ruralia Hungarica No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Ruralia Hungarica No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Ruralia Hungarica No. 5 No. 5 Difficulty
- Ruralia Hungarica No. 6 No. 6 Difficulty
- Ruralia Hungarica No. 7 No. 7 Difficulty
Six Concert Études, Op. 28
- Concert Étude in A minor No. 1 Key A minor Difficulty
- Concert Étude in D-flat major No. 2 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Concert Étude in E-flat minor No. 3 Key E♭ minor Difficulty
- Concert Étude in B-flat minor No. 4 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Concert Étude in E major No. 5 Key E major Difficulty
- Concert Étude in F minor No. 6 Key F minor Difficulty
Three Piano Pieces, Op. 23
- Aria No. 1 Difficulty
- Valse-Impromptu No. 2 Difficulty
- Capriccio in A minor No. 3 Key A minor Difficulty
Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25
- Variations on a Nursery Tune No. 1 Key D major Difficulty
Violin Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 21
- Violin Sonata in C-sharp minor No. 1 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
Winterreigen (Winter Rounds), Op. 13
- Widmung No. 1 Difficulty
- Marsch der lustigen Brüder No. 2 Difficulty
- An Ada No. 3 Difficulty
- Freund Viktors Mazurka No. 4 Difficulty
- Sphärenmusik No. 5 Difficulty
- Valse aimable No. 6 Difficulty
- Um Mitternacht No. 7 Difficulty
- Tolle Gesellschaft No. 8 Difficulty
- Morgengrauen No. 9 Difficulty
- Postludium No. 10 Difficulty