Alto Rhapsody

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Alto Rhapsody. Name by which Brahms's Rhapsody for cont. solo, male ch., and orch. (Op.53, 1869) is known in Eng. Text taken from Goethe's poem Harzreise im Winter. Ger. title of comp. is Rhapsodie aus Goethes Harzreise im Winter.

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