Composition: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38 (Brahms, Johannes)
| Title | Cello Sonata No. 1 |
| Alternative title | Sonata für Pianoforte und Violoncello |
| Creators | Johannes Brahms (composer) |
| Opus | Op.38 |
| Instrumentation | cello and piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | E minor |
| Composed | 1862 |
| First published | 1866 |
| Dedication | Herrn Dr. Josef Gänsbacher |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro non troppo | — | — | — |
| Allegretto quasi Menuetto | — | — | — |
| Allegro | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | horn and piano | Geoff Walter |
| view | Complete | viola and piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1866 | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1866 | Complete Score and Cello Part (color) · view Complete Score and Cello Part (monochrome) · view |
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1866 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | 1921 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Cello Part (Edited) · view Cello Part (Urtext) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn and piano |
Geoff Walter | 2021 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Piano · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and piano | — | — | Viola Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Wendy Warner (cello) and Eileen Buck (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Matilda Colliard (cello) and Stefano Ligoratti (piano) | 1. Allegro non troppo · file 2. Allegretto quasi menuetto · file 3. Allegro · file |
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