The e minor Cello Sonata is the first work for one solo instrument and piano which the meticulous composer also had printed. In summer 1865 Brahms offered it to the publisher Simrock as a sonata “whose two instruments are both absolutely easy to play” – and rightly so: contrary to the later F-major Sonata op. 99 (HN 1135), this early sonata is technically less demanding, yet musically more striking at the same time, so that it is a hit with amateurs and professionals alike. Our new edition is based on the new Brahms Complete Edition and thus boasts, besides in-depth comments, a musical text revised according to the latest scholarly findings; as always, the cello part is enhanced with additional markings.
e小調大提琴奏鳴曲是這位一絲不苟的作曲家創作的第一首為獨奏樂器和鋼琴而作的作品,他也將其付梓出版。 1865年夏天,布拉姆斯將這首奏鳴曲呈獻給出版商西姆羅克,稱其「兩種樂器都極其易於演奏」——的確如此:與後來的F大調奏鳴曲作品99號(HN 1135)相比,這首早期奏鳴曲在技巧上要求較低,但同時在音樂性上卻更加引人注目,因此深受業餘愛好者和專業人士的喜愛。我們的新版本以新版布拉姆斯全集為基礎,因此除了詳盡的註釋外,還根據最新的學術研究成果修訂了樂譜;一如既往,大提琴部分還添加了額外的標記。