Uploaded August 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Performed by Anatol Ugorski
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1, of Johannes Brahms was written in Hamburg in 1853, and published later that year. Despite being his first published work, he had actually composed his second piano sonata first, but chose this work to be his first published opus because he felt that it was of higher quality. The piece was sent along with his second sonata to Breitkopf & Härtel with a letter of recommendation from Robert Schumann. Schumann had already praised Brahms enthusiastically, and the sonata shows signs of an effort to impress in its technical demands and dramatic character. It was dedicated to Joseph Joachim.
The sonata is in four movements:
0:00 Allegro (C major)
11:42 Andante (nach einem altdeutschen Minneliede) (C minor, ending in C major)
17:52 Allegro molto e con fuoco -- Più mosso (E minor - C major - E minor)
23:29 Allegro con fuoco -- Presto non troppo ed agitato (C major)
Performed by Anatol Ugorski
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1, of Johannes Brahms was written in Hamburg in 1853, and published later that year. Despite being his first published work, he had actually composed his second piano sonata first, but chose this work to be his first published opus because he felt that it was of higher quality. The piece was sent along with his second sonata to Breitkopf & Härtel with a letter of recommendation from Robert Schumann. Schumann had already praised Brahms enthusiastically, and the sonata shows signs of an effort to impress in its technical demands and dramatic character. It was dedicated to Joseph Joachim.
The sonata is in four movements:
0:00 Allegro (C major)
11:42 Andante (nach einem altdeutschen Minneliede) (C minor, ending in C major)
17:52 Allegro molto e con fuoco -- Più mosso (E minor - C major - E minor)
23:29 Allegro con fuoco -- Presto non troppo ed agitato (C major)
