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Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

186527 min

This guide follows Brahms’s Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 (1865) in three parts: Allegro non troppo (sonata form), Allegretto quasi Menuetto (minuet and trio) and Allegro (sonata form).

Recording: Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano) (1985)

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Follow all 31 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Minuet and trio
  3. III · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:08–14:29

(fast, but not too fast), E minor. The rises from the cello's lowest towards impassioned song in the upper ; the timeline splits it into three parts. 2 is built on between cello and piano. The is consoling, turns to the major and has a rocking accompaniment. The , the and the follow in turn.

  1. : 1
  2. : Part 2
II Minuet and trio14:52–20:34
IIISonata form20:39–27:04

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Johannes BrahmsChamber musicRomantic periodE minorSonata formMinuet and trio

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