Cello Sonata No. 2 (Brahms)

Cello Sonata in F major
Cello Sonata in F major
No. 2
by Johannes Brahms
	The composer c. 1885
Native name	Sonate für Klavier und Violoncello
Key	F major
Opus	99
Composed	1886
Dedication	Robert Hausmann
Published	1887
Movements	four

Johannes Brahms's Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 (1886)^[1] followed his first by over twenty years and was published in 1887.^[2] It was written for, dedicated to, and premiered by Robert Hausmann, who had championed the earlier sonata and later premiered the Double Concerto with Joseph Joachim.

Musical description

There are four movements:

Allegro vivace
Adagio affettuoso in F♯ major^[2]
Allegro passionato in F minor^[2]
Allegro molto

I. Allegro vivace

The Allegro vivace is a sonata form opening with a fragmented cello theme over a tremolo piano part.^[3] Its bipartite exposition somewhat unusually traverses F major, C major, and A minor;^[4] Roger Graybill argued that the tonal plan may be read as ultimately returning to F major, given the intricate motivic structure of its voice leading.^[5]

II. Adagio affettuoso

Adagio affettuoso, with the cello part opening in a pizzicato exposition of the main theme over piano chords.^[6] The central section is in F minor.^[7]

III. Allegro passionato

Allegro passionato in F minor, with a more songlike trio section in F major.

IV. Allegro molto

Allegro molto; a rondo.

Notes

↑ "About - Johannes Brahms - Cello Sonata No.2 in F, Op.99". All Music Guide. 2008. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
1 2 3 IMSLP2 score.
↑ Woodstra, Chris; Brennan, Gerald; Schrott, Allen (2005). All music guide to classical music: the definitive guide to classical music at Google Books, page 191. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0-87930-865-6.
↑ Graybill 1988, 43.
↑ Graybill 1988, 49–51.
↑ Page 13 of 32 of IMSLP2 first score - first two bars of Adagio affettuoso.
↑ All music guide; IMSLP2 score.

Bibliography

Graybill, Roger. 1988. "Harmonic Circularity in Brahms's F Major Cello Sonata: An Alternative to Schenker's Reading in Free Composition". Music Theory Spectrum 10(1):43–55. doi:10.1525/mts.1988.10.1.02a00040.

External links

Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Performance of Cello Sonata No. 2 by Wendy Warner (cello) and Irina Nuzova (piano) from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format

[1] "About - Johannes Brahms - Cello Sonata No.2 in F, Op.99". All Music Guide. 2008. Retrieved 2013-02-26.

[imslp2-2] 1 2 3 IMSLP2 score.

[3] Woodstra, Chris; Brennan, Gerald; Schrott, Allen (2005). All music guide to classical music: the definitive guide to classical music at Google Books, page 191. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0-87930-865-6.

[FOOTNOTEGraybill198843-4] Graybill 1988, 43.

[FOOTNOTEGraybill198849–51-5] Graybill 1988, 49–51.

[6] Page 13 of 32 of IMSLP2 first score - first two bars of Adagio affettuoso.

[7] All music guide; IMSLP2 score.

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v t e Chamber music by Johannes Brahms
Duos	Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E♭ major, Op. 120, No. 2 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Trios	Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 Horn Trio in E♭ major, Op. 40 Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87 Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 Piano Trio in A major, Anh. 4/5 (doubtful)
Quartets	Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26 Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 String Quartets, Op. 51 (No. 1 in C minor; No. 2 in A minor) String Quartet No. 3 in B♭ major, Op. 67
Quintets & Sextets	Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 String Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 88 String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 String Sextet No. 1 in B♭ major, Op. 18 String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
List of compositions by Johannes Brahms

v t e Johannes Brahms
List of compositions
Orchestral works	Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 Serenades, Opp. 11 & 16 Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a/b Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Concertante	Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83 Violin Concerto, Op. 77 Double Concerto, Op. 102
Vocal works with orchestra	A German Requiem, Op. 45 Rinaldo, Op. 50 Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 Schicksalslied, Op. 54 Triumphlied, Op. 55 Nänie, Op. 82 Gesang der Parzen, Op. 89
Chamber music	Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38 Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99 Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115 Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120 Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 Horn Trio, Op. 40 Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 25 Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 26 Piano Quartet No. 3, Op. 60 Piano Quintet, Op. 34 Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 87 Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 101 Two String Quartets, Op. 51 String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67 String Quintet No. 1, Op. 88 String Quintet No. 2, Op. 111 String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18 String Sextet No. 2, Op. 36 Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 78 Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 100 Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 108
Piano works	Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 1 Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2 Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 5 Ballades, Op. 10 Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39 Rhapsodies, Op. 79 Fantasies, Op. 116 Three Intermezzi for piano, Op. 117 Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
Other compositions	Geistliches Lied, Op. 30 "Wiegenlied (Lullaby)", Op. 49 no. 4 Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52 Neue Liebeslieder, Op. 65 Two Motets, Op.74 Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91 Zigeunerlieder, Opp. 103 & 112/3–6 Fünf Gesänge, Op. 104 Fünf Lieder, Op. 105 Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Op. 109 Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121 Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122
Collaborations	F-A-E Sonata
Named for Brahms	1818 Brahms Brahms (crater) Brahms Inlet
Related articles	Brahms House (Baden-Baden) Brahms Museum (Hamburg) Brahms Museum, Mürzzuschlag Brahms guitar Brahms-Institut Brahms-Preis German Romanticism International Johannes Brahms Competition Musical cryptogram Three Bs Op. 120, No. 1 (Berio)
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