Played by LAFFITTE
Intermezzo in A (Op. 118, No. 2)
Capriccio in D Minor (from Op. 116)
THE A Major Intermezzo is a capital example of Brahms' sentiment, that never drops into sentimentality. Its tender, caressing phrases show him in his happiest mood. The emotion is restrained, hut surely felt.
Op. 116 contains six pieces under the general title of ' Fantasies,' of which two (NQs. I and 7) are Capriccios in D Minor. One of these is marked to be played 'very fast and with energy,' and the other 'quick, agitated.'