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When his contemporaries heard the works that Johannes Brahms had composed during his summer holiday in Ischl in 1893 �� the Piano Pieces op. 118 ��, they were delighted. Clara Schumann was one of the first to be allowed to get to know the new pieces, and she attested that they contained ��a wealth of sentiment in the smallest of dimensions��. Philipp Spitta fittingly said that the works were ��perfect for slowly absorbing in solitude and tranquillity��. Opus 118 contains two of the composers best known miniatures �� the Intermezzo in A major and the Romanze in F major. We particularly recommend this volume, based on the musical text in the New Brahms Complete Edition, to all those who wish to immerse themselves in the world of Brahms later works.