Johannes Brahms's Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 (1886) followed his first by over twenty years and was published in 1887.IMSLP2 score. 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:
I. Allegro vivace The Allegro vivace is a sonata form opening with a fragmented cello theme over a tremolo piano part.Woodstra, Chris; Brennan, Gerald; Schrott, Allen (2005). , page 191. Hal Leonard Corporation. . Its bipartite exposition somewhat unusually traverses F major, C major, and A minor; 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.
II. Adagio affettuoso Adagio affettuoso, with the cello part opening in a pizzicato exposition of the main theme over piano chords.Page 13 of 32 of IMSLP2 first score - first two bars of Adagio affettuoso. The central section is in F minor.All music guide; IMSLP2 score.
III. Allegro passionato Allegro passionato in F minor, with a more songlike trio section in F major.
IV. Allegro molto Allegro molto; a rondo.
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External links
Performance of Cello Sonata No. 2 by Wendy Warner (cello) and Irina Nuzova (piano) from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format