Cello Sonatas

Album by Johannes Brahms & Ofra Harnoy & William Aide

Cello Sonatas are a pair of sonatas for cello and piano by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1862–1865 and 1886. They combine Romantic lyricism with contrapuntal writing and formal rigour, and they occupy a central place in Brahms's chamber music output by expanding the expressive and technical possibilities of the cello.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo
    10:51
  2. 2.
    Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: II. Allegretto quasi minuetto
    6:09
  3. 3.
    Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: III. Allegro
    6:30
  4. 4.
    Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99: I. Allegro vivace
    7:14
  5. 5.
    Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99: II. Adagio affettuoso
    8:04
  6. 6.
    Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99: III. Allegro passionato
    7:18
  7. 7.
    Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99: IV. Allegro molto
    4:37

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