Cello Sonata No. 2 (Brahms)

Cello Sonata in F major
Cello Sonata in F major
No. 2
by Johannes Brahms
	The composer c. 1885
Native name	Sonate für Klavier und Violoncello
Key	F major
Opus	99
Composed	1886
Dedication	Robert Hausmann
Published	1887
Movements	four

Native nameSonate für Klavier und Violoncello

KeyF major

Opus99

Composed1886

Johannes Brahms's Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 (1886)^[1] followed his first by over twenty years and was published in 1887.^[2] It was written for, dedicated to, and premiered by Robert Hausmann, who had championed the earlier sonata and later premiered the Double Concerto with Joseph Joachim.

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v t e Chamber music by Johannes Brahms
Duos	Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E♭ major, Op. 120, No. 2 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Trios	Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 Horn Trio in E♭ major, Op. 40 Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87 Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 Piano Trio in A major, Anh. 4/5 (doubtful)
Quartets	Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26 Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 String Quartets, Op. 51 (No. 1 in C minor; No. 2 in A minor) String Quartet No. 3 in B♭ major, Op. 67
Quintets & Sextets	Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 String Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 88 String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 String Sextet No. 1 in B♭ major, Op. 18 String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
List of compositions by Johannes Brahms

v t e Johannes Brahms
List of compositions
Orchestral works	Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 Serenades, Opp. 11 & 16 Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a/b Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Concertante	Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83 Violin Concerto, Op. 77 Double Concerto, Op. 102
Vocal works with orchestra	A German Requiem, Op. 45 Rinaldo, Op. 50 Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 Schicksalslied, Op. 54 Triumphlied, Op. 55 Nänie, Op. 82 Gesang der Parzen, Op. 89
Chamber music	Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38 Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99 Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115 Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120 Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 Horn Trio, Op. 40 Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 25 Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 26 Piano Quartet No. 3, Op. 60 Piano Quintet, Op. 34 Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 87 Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 101 Two String Quartets, Op. 51 String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67 String Quintet No. 1, Op. 88 String Quintet No. 2, Op. 111 String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18 String Sextet No. 2, Op. 36 Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 78 Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 100 Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 108
Piano works	Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 1 Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2 Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 5 Ballades, Op. 10 Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39 Rhapsodies, Op. 79 Fantasies, Op. 116 Three Intermezzi for piano, Op. 117 Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
Other compositions	Geistliches Lied, Op. 30 "Wiegenlied (Lullaby)", Op. 49, no. 4 Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52 Neue Liebeslieder, Op. 65 Two Motets, Op. 74 Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91 Zigeunerlieder, Opp. 103 & 112/3–6 Fünf Gesänge, Op. 104 Fünf Lieder, Op. 105 Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Op. 109 Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121 Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122
Collaborations	F-A-E Sonata
Named for Brahms	1818 Brahms Brahms (crater) Brahms Inlet
Related articles	Brahms House (Baden-Baden) Brahms Museum (Hamburg) Brahms Museum, Mürzzuschlag Brahms guitar Brahms-Institut Brahms-Preis German Romanticism International Johannes Brahms Competition Musical cryptogram Three Bs Op. 120, No. 1 (Berio)
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Cello Sonata No. 2 (Brahms)

I. Allegro vivace

II. Adagio affettuoso

III. Allegro passionato

IV. Allegro molot

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