Concerto n°2 pour piano en Si b majeur Op. 83 - 4 : Allegretto grazioso

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After three expansive movements, the Allegretto grazioso begins almost as a light conversation. The piano offers a flexible motif that the orchestra answers without weight. Its apparent simplicity is deceptive: Brahms combines rondo procedure, quick changes of colour and episodes in which the accompaniment subtly moves the stress within the bar.

Grace depends on clear articulation and an active bass. Piano passagework should neither accelerate nor become uniformly brilliant; some figures answer the winds, while others prepare a cadence or restart the refrain. During tuttis, the orchestra must preserve space around the soloist. Contrasts remain vivid when each dynamic grows from a distinct character rather than a sudden change of volume.

Practise the twenty-nine pages in episodes, then join every transition without stopping. Choose piano fingerings that permit a light attack at the final tempo. Winds can rehearse their replies alone to match rhythm and note length. Preserve some sound for the final increase of energy: the ending should smile without rushing.

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