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
*#108942 - 21.08MB - 11:30 -  9.6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (9) - - !N/!N/!N - 1320x⇩

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 II. Andante, un poco Adagio
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 III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
*#108944 - 14.38MB - 7:51 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 491x⇩

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 IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto—Allegro non troppo
*#108945 - 18.87MB - 10:18 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 418x⇩

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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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Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]

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Sheet Music

• Piano Scores (7)

Piano Scores

 I. Allegro non troppo
*#106925 - 27.02MB, 19 pp. -  8.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (11) - V/V/V - 1294x⇩

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 II. Andante, un poco Adagio
III. Scherzo: Allegro
*#106926 - 23.81MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 431x⇩

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Cypressdome (2011/6/25)

 IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto—Allegro non troppo
*#106927 - 28.99MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 265x⇩

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Cypressdome (2011/6/25)

Publisher Info.:

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

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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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 pp. -  5.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 2275x⇩

PDF scanned by Brahms-Institut
Ivdruiz (2008/10/12)

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 pp. -  8.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 2980x⇩

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Mcroskell (2007/9/3)

Publisher Info.:

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

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This file is from the MIT archive project.

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 Frontmatter (scan) (Preview)
*#177611 - 0.15MB, 4 pp. -  7.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V*/V - 153x⇩

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piupianissimo (2012/2/11)

 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
*#177612 - 10.56MB, 77 (#1-77) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V*/V - 961x⇩

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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/del]

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scan: score scanned at 600dpi
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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

Misc. Comments

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