Download or read book Johannes Brahms - Cello Sonata No.1 - Op.38 - A Score for Cello and Piano written by Johannes Brahms and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brahms composed the first two movements during the summer of 1862, as well as an Adagio which was later deleted. The final movement was composed in 1865. The sonata is actually entitled "Sonate für Klavier und Violoncello" (for Piano and Cello) and the piano "should be a partner - often a leading, often a watchful and considerate partner - but it should under no circumstances assume a purely accompanying role". It is dedicated to Josef Gänsbacher, a singing professor and amateur cellist.