Cello Sonata No.1, Op.38 (Brahms, Johannes)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
Composition Year 1862–65
Genre Categories Sonatas; For cello, piano; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring the piano; For 2 players; For horn, piano (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For viola, piano (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr)
Related Works 1st mvt. and 3rd mvt. are based on Contrapunctus IV and Contrapunctus XIII from Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080, by Johann Sebastian Bach respectively.

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#78150 - 22.32MB - 24:23 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 22484×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/9/9)

Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Performers Wendy Warner (cello), Eileen Buck (piano)
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 1. Allegro non troppo
#370244 - 13.70MB - 14:57 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 19613×⇩ - MP3 - Steligo

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Steligo (2015/3/21)

 2. Allegretto quasi menuetto
#370245 - 5.39MB - 5:53 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4787×⇩ - MP3 - Steligo

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Steligo (2015/3/21)

 3. Allegro
#370246 - 6.15MB - 6:43 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3484×⇩ - MP3 - Steligo

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Steligo (2015/3/21)

Performer Pages Matilda Colliard (cello)
Stefano Ligoratti (piano)
Publisher Info. Milan: Classica Viva
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Live recording
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Accompaniments

 Piano part 1. Allegro non troppo (M.M. = 85)
#846091 - 30.70MB - 13:25 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 405×⇩ - MP3 - Ruud Meester

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Ruud Meester (2023/3/20)

 Piano part 2. Allegretto quasi menuetto (M.M. = 100)
#846092 - 15.32MB - 6:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 96×⇩ - MP3 - Ruud Meester

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Ruud Meester (2023/3/20)

 Piano part 3. Allegro (M.M. = 90)
#846093 - 20.22MB - 8:50 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 66×⇩ - MP3 - Ruud Meester

MP3 file (audio)
Ruud Meester (2023/3/20)

Publisher Info. Cello Master, 2023.
Performers Concert Grand
Copyright
Public Domain (dedicated) [tag/del]
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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

 Complete Score
#22992 - 5.82MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 31569×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2008/10/12)

 Cello Part
#56206 - 0.83MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 49379×⇩ - zarposo2

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zarposo2 (2010/2/16)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1866]. Plate 6476.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Colour scan with digital watermark (#22992)
Grayscale scan (#56206)
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 Complete Score and Cello Part (color)
#18356 - 13.67MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13889×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2008/7/7)

 Complete Score and Cello Part (monochrome)
#84396 - 3.32MB, 33 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12200×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/10)

Editor First edition (later issue)
Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1866]. Plate 6476.
Copyright
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 Complete Score
#71153 - 1.74MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10650×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2010/7/13)

Editor First edition (later printing)
Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1866]. Plate 6476.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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 Complete Score and Cello Part
#517080 - 2.57MB, 48 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/36 - 915×⇩ - YuriyLcello

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YuriyLcello (2018/3/28)

Editor Edwin Hughes (1884-1965)
Cornelius Van Vliet (1889-1963)
Publisher. Info. New York: Schirmer, 1921. Plate 30096.
Copyright
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 Complete Score
#71096 - 3.94MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 15455×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2010/7/12)

 Cello Part
#71097 - 1.35MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 25706×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2010/7/12)

 Color Cover
#71098 - 4.20MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 2496×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2010/7/12)

Editor Hugo Becker (1863-1941)
Carl Friedberg (1872-1955)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.09494 & 09495/97, n.d.(1922).
Copyright claimant: Berlin: N. Simrock, 1922
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 Complete Score (Preview)
#30065 - 2.90MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 12107×⇩ - Goldberg988

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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
#112439 - 3.87MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 7011×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
#112440 - 3.05MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 7367×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2011/8/6)

Editor Hans Gál (1890-1987)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 10: Klavier-Duos (pp.96-123)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 39.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi
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 Cello Part
#254536 - 1.40MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8081×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2012/10/14)

Editor Julius Klengel (1859-1933)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1925). Plate 10417.
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 Cello Part (Edited)
#395770 - 0.31MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 10656×⇩ - Cellofan

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Cellofan (2015/10/7)

 Cello Part (Urtext)
#444416 - 0.20MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 13457×⇩ - Cellofan

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Cellofan (2016/10/22)

Editor Orfeo Mandozzi
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Orfeo Mandozzi 2015
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Misc. Notes File 1: Ready to use Edited Part. File 2:Urtext Edition with minor editing
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Horn and Piano (Walter)

 Complete Score
#676051 - 0.62MB, 29 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 523×⇩ - Wfeg

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Wfeg (2021/2/15)

 Horn (F)
#676052 - 0.18MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 719×⇩ - Wfeg

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 Piano
#676053 - 0.47MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 560×⇩ - Wfeg

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Wfeg (2021/2/15)

Arranger Geoff Walter (b. 1941)
Publisher. Info. Geoff Walter, 2021.
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For Viola and Piano (Bonds)

 Viola Part
#899228 - 1.01MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 255×⇩ - Abonds

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Abonds (2024/2/11)

Arranger Alan Ernest Bonds
Publisher. Info. Alan Ernest Bonds
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Misc. Notes For use with the original piano part
Literal transcription based on the 1st edition Simrock (1866)
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For Viola and Piano (Brahms)

 Viola Part
#428625 - 0.35MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4123×⇩ - Cellofan

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Arranger composer
Editor Orfeo Mandozzi
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Orfeo Mandozzi 28.6.2016
Copyright
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Misc. Notes For use with the original piano part
The transcription was made by the composer and it was already included in the second Edition as option to the original version for Cello & Piano.
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Braille Scores

 Complete Score
#896310 - 0.04MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 109×⇩ - Feduol

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Editor Hugo Becker (1863-1941)
Carl Friedberg (1872-1955)
Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2021.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 40 cells per line.
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Free Recordings

Salao de Atos, Brazil: Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, 14 June 2001. (includes both cello sonatas)
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General Information

Work Title Cello Sonata No.1
Alternative. Title Sonata für Pianoforte und Violoncello
Name Translations Tšellosonaat nr 1; チェロソナタ第1番; Sonate pour violoncelle et piano n° 1; Sonata para violonchelo n.º 1; Cello Sonata No. 1; Соната за клавир и виолончело у е-молу; Sonata n. 1 per violoncello e pianoforte; Sonata per a violoncel i piano núm. 1
Name Aliases Tšellosonaat nr 1 e-moll; Tšellosonaat nr 1 e-moll op. 38; Sonata para cello n. 1; Sonata para cello n º 1; Sonata para violonchelo n. 1; Sonata para cello n 1; Sonata para violonchelo n º 1; Sonata para violonchelo n 1; Sonata para cello n.º 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38; Sonate für Klavier und Violoncello
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: n85025848; BNF: 139089356
Composer Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.38
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 10
Key E minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Allegretto quasi Menuetto
  3. Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1862–65
First Performance. 1867-02-12 in Basel, Zweite Trio-Soirée
Moritz Kahnt (cello), Hans von Bülow (piano)
First Publication. 1866 (June) – Bonn: N. Simrock
Dedication Herrn Dr. Josef Gänsbacher (1829–1911)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 25 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation cello, piano
Related Works 1st mvt. and 3rd mvt. are based on Contrapunctus IV and Contrapunctus XIII from Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080, by Johann Sebastian Bach respectively.
External Links Wikipedia article
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KDH Listening Guide
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