Multiple Choice
Click on the play button below to listen to an excerpt of the first movement from Johannes Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, op. 83.
This piano concerto is arguably a fusion of a concerto and symphony. One reason for this is
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the prominent solos by instruments such as French horn, cello, and oboe.
the prominent solos by instruments such as French horn, cello, and oboe.
the composer’s use of the Baroque ritornello form throughout.
the composer’s use of the Baroque ritornello form throughout.
the piano actually isn’t really prominent in this piece.
the piano actually isn’t really prominent in this piece.
the concerto was starting to fall out of fashion during the Romantic period.
the concerto was starting to fall out of fashion during the Romantic period.