Sonata for 2 Pianos, Op.34b (Brahms, Johannes)

		Movements/Sections 4 movements I. Allegro non troppo (F minor) II. Andante, un poco Adagio (A♭ major) III. Scherzo: Allegro (C minor) IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto—Allegro non troppo (F minor–F major) Composition Year 1864 Genre Categories Sonatas; For 2 pianos; Scores featuring the piano; For 2 players

Performances

• Recordings (4)

Recordings

 I. Allegro non troppo
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 II. Andante, un poco Adagio
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 III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
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 IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto—Allegro non troppo
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Performer Pages:

Neal O'Doan (Piano)
Nancy O'Doan (Piano)

Publisher Info.:

Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive

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Scores

• Piano Scores (7)

Piano Scores

 I. Allegro non troppo
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Cypressdome (25 June 2011)

 II. Andante, un poco Adagio
III. Scherzo: Allegro
*#106926 - 23.81MB, 17 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 234x⇩

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 IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto—Allegro non troppo
*#106927 - 28.99MB, 20 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 168x⇩

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Cypressdome (25 June 2011)

Publisher Info.:

Composer's manuscript (holograph), n.d.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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Original scans: 300dpi, color jpg files approximately 3570 by 2780 pixels.

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 Complete Score
*#22986 - 15.41MB, 66 pages -  3.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1577x⇩

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Ivdruiz (12 October 2008)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann, n.d.[1871]. Plate 678.

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Colour scan with digital watermark

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 Complete Score
*#13154 - 6.58MB, 62 pages -  8.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 1937x⇩

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Mcroskell (3 September 2007)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d. Plate 10175.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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This file is from the MIT archive project.

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 Frontmatter (scan) (Preview)
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piupianissimo (11 February 2012)

 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
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Editor:

Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857-1929)

Publisher Info.:

Johannes Brahms: Sämtliche Werke. Band 11:
Werke für zwei Klaviere zu vier Händen
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926–27. Plate J.B. 43

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Public Domain [tag all]

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General Information

Work Title	Sonata for 2 Pianos
Alternative Title	Sonate für 2 Klaviere

Composer	Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.34b (or Op.34bis)
Key	F minor
Movements/Sections	4 movements I. Allegro non troppo (F minor) II. Andante, un poco Adagio (A♭ major) III. Scherzo: Allegro (C minor) IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto—Allegro non troppo (F minor–F major)
Year/Date of Composition	1864
First Performance	1864-04-17 Vienna: Musikvereinssaal. Johannes Brahms and Carl Tausig, pianos
First Publication	1871 (December)
Dedication	Princess Anna of Hesse (1836–1918)
Average Duration	40 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	2 pianos

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Version History

• Composed for string quintet, 1862 (lost)
• Revised for piano and string quartet, 1864, as the Piano Quintet, Op.34
• Arranged for 2 pianos by Brahms, 1864, as the Sonata for 2 Pianos, Op.34b