Hungarian Dances (Brahms)

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The Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms (WoO 1), are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based on Hungarian themes. They vary from about a minute to four minutes in length. They are among Brahms' most popular works, and were certainly the most profitable for him. Each dance has been arranged for a plethora of instruments and ensembles. Brahms originally wrote the version for piano 4 hands and later arranged the first 10 dances for solo piano. He wrote orchestra arrangements for No. 1, No. 3 and No. 10. Other composers, including Antonin Dvorak, orchestrated the other dances. The most famous Hungarian Dance is No. 5 in g minor.

1. No. 1 in G minor
2. No. 2 in D minor
3. No. 3 in F major
4. No. 4 in F-sharp major
5. No. 5 in G minor
6. No. 6 in D major
7. No. 7 in F major
8. No. 8 in A minor
9. No. 9 in E minor
10. No. 10 in E major
11. No. 11 in D minor
12. No. 12 in D minor
13. No. 13 in D major
14. No. 14 in D minor
15. No. 15 in B-flat major
16. No. 16 in F minor
17. No. 17 in F-sharp minor
18. No. 18 in D major
19. No. 19 in B minor
20. No. 20 in E minor
21. No. 21 in E minor

The Hungarian Dances bear many resemblances to, and may have influenced, the similarly profitable and popular Slavonic Dances of Antonín Dvořák.fr:Danses hongroises (Brahms)