Three Intermezzi for piano, Op. 117 (Brahms)

The Three Intermezzi for piano, Op. 117, are a set of solo piano pieces composed by Johannes Brahms in 1892. They show Brahms' interest in lullaby; in particular, Brahms told a friend that they were "three lullabies of my grief". They consist of:

  • No. 1 in E♭ major, Andante moderato
  • No. 2 in B♭ minor, Andante non troppo e con molta espressione
  • No. 3. in C♯ minor, Andante con moto

The first intermezzo is among Brahms' most popular piano compositions. It is prefaced in the score by two lines from an anonymous Scottish ballad, "Lady Anne Bothwell's Lament", translated to German by Johann Gottfried Herder:

Schlaf sanft mein Kind, schlaf sanft und schön!
Mich dauert’s sehr, dich weinen sehn.

Original:
Baloo, my babe, lie still and sleep;
It grieves me sore to see thee weep.

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