Download or read book Rhapsody (Rhapsodie), Opus 53 written by Johannes Brahms and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1999-08-26 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brahms wrote the Alto Rhapsody, Op 53, for contralto, male chorus, and orchestra in 1869 as a wedding gift for the daughter of Robert and Clara Schumann. The Rhapsody is a setting of verses from Goethe's "Harzreise im Winter." Choral score in German and English with piano accompaniment.