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PIANO SONATA IN C-MAJOR FOR SOLO PIANO
Org. title: "Sonate (C-dur) für das Pianoforte"COMPOSED:
April 1852 to early 1853 in Hamburg - dedicated to Joseph Joachim
FIRST PERFORMANCE:
By the composer (played from the manuscript), Gewandhaus, Leipzig on the 17th of December 1853
PUBLISHED:
Dezember 1853 by Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig
FIRST PRINTED EDITION:
31 pagesPlate no.: 8833Price: 1 Thlr. 10 Ngr.Inv.-Nr.: ABH 1.7.6.1
SOURCES:
Autograph: Wien, Österreichische NationalbibliothekVgl. McCorkle, BraWV, S. 3
WORK NOTES:
Duration approx. 31'
1. Allegro2. Andante3. Scherzo: Allegro molto e con fuoco4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
This was neither Brahms' first nor earliest work, but he considered it to be the best. When he was urged by Schumann to publish works through Breitkopf & Härtel his comment to a friend was "..when you show yourself people should see your forehead first." (Source: Peter Lathan: Brahms - J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1948). This was also one of the works he played when first visiting Schumann in September 1853. Schumann referred to it as "a veiled symphony".
1. Allegro2. Andante3. Scherzo: Allegro molto e con fuoco4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
This was neither Brahms' first nor earliest work, but he considered it to be the best. When he was urged by Schumann to publish works through Breitkopf & Härtel his comment to a friend was "..when you show yourself people should see your forehead first." (Source: Peter Lathan: Brahms - J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1948). This was also one of the works he played when first visiting Schumann in September 1853. Schumann referred to it as "a veiled symphony".
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