The Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 is the second of the Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118, that Johannes Brahms wrote for solo piano.
Completed in 1893 and dedicated to Clara Schumann, the collection was the penultimate composition published during Brahms’ lifetime. It was also his penultimate work composed for piano solo.
Arrangements of this music have appeared many years after the original publication. A version for clarinet and piano is particularly noteworthy.
Here is Evgeny Kissin playing the oroginal version for piano solo:
