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Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99

188626 min

This guide follows Brahms’s Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 (1886) in four parts: Allegro vivace (sonata form), Adagio affettuoso, Allegro passionato (minuet and trio) and Allegro molto.

Recording: Lynn Harrell (cello), Yuja Wang (piano) (2010)

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Follow all 32 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III · Minuet and trio
  4. IV
ISonata form0:02–8:26

, F major. The cello sings a , leaping over in the piano, which gives the its agitated surface. A leads to 2, and then the begins. The follows, and a Re- prepares the of 1. 2 , and then the arrives.

  1. : 1
  2. :
II 8:33–14:58
III Minuet and trio15:13–21:38
IV 21:44–25:57

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Johannes BrahmsChamber musicRomantic periodF majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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