Sonatas for Cello and Piano, opp. 38, 99 and 108

Album by Johannes Brahms & Yo‐Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Sonatas for Cello and Piano, Opp. 38, 99 and 108 are three cello sonatas by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1865, 1886 and 1888. They exemplify Romantic chamber music, featuring lyrical, singing cello lines set against rich pianistic textures, and trace Brahms's development across his middle and later compositional phases, contributing to the 19th-century chamber-music repertoire.
First released: 6th October 1992

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo
    11:21
  2. 2.
    Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto - Trio
    5:49
  3. 3.
    Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: III. Allegro
    6:30
  4. 4.
    Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99: I. Allegro vivace
    9:21
  5. 5.
    Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99: II. Adagio affettuoso
    8:14
  6. 6.
    Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99: III. Allegro passionato - Trio
    7:05
  7. 7.
    Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99: IV. Allegro molto
    4:41
  8. 8.
    Violin (Cello) Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro
    8:28
  9. 9.
    Violin (Cello) Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio
    4:57
  10. 10.
    Violin (Cello) Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
    3:07
  11. 11.
    Violin (Cello) Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato
    5:41

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