The Hungarian Dances (German: Ungarische Tänze) by Johannes Brahms, are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based mostly on Hungarian themes, completed in 1869.
They vary from about a minute to five minutes in length. They are among Brahms's most popular works, and were the most profitable for him. Each dance has been arranged for a wide variety of instruments and ensembles. Brahms originally wrote the version for piano four hands and later arranged the first 10 dances for solo piano.
Only numbers 11, 14 and 16 are entirely original compositions. The better-known Hungarian Dances include Nos. 1 and 5, the latter which was based on the csárdás "Bártfai emlék" (Memories of Bártfa) by Hungarian composer Béla Kéler, which Brahms mistakenly thought was a traditional folksong.
Claudio Abbado - Wiener Philharmoniker Orchestra.
℗ ℗ 1983 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1984-01-01
Recording Producer, Producer: Rainer Brock
Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann
Recording Engineer: Volker Martin
Recording Engineer: James Brown
Editor: Christopher Alder