He introduced this music to a whole new audience when he wrote Gypsy-inspired dances for the piano – and then began super-sizing them for an entire orchestra. Brahms was inspired by the folk ...

“Gypsy” is, by the estimation of many — including ... She makes the kids do variations on the same cute farmhouse dances over and over that she comes up with in dreams.

Remenyi taught Brahms all about Gypsy music and Hungarian dances called csárdás. Brahms was enthralled and used the rhythms and melodies of this music as his inspiration for his 21 Hungarian ...