Brahms - Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 (1886)
Analysis below ↓
MVT I
EXPOSITION
0:00 - Theme 1, F major
0:42 - Transition
1:04 - Theme 2, C major, introduced by the piano
1:15 - Theme 2 now heard in the cello
1:50 - Closing material, A minor
2:02 - Repetition of the exposition
DEVELOPMENT
4:04 - Opens with theme 1 stated by the cello in F-sharp minor
5:00 - The piano plays one loud diminished 7th chord and the volume drops immediately
5:04 - Notice the similarity between the piano figuration here and theme 1
5:48 - Arrival in the home key of F major
RECAPITULATION
6:22 - Theme 1, F major
6:52 - Theme 2, F major
7:39 - Closing material, D minor
CODA
7:52 - Theme 1 now in F minor
8:26 - Grazioso, based of theme 2, now in B-flat major
8:52 - Similar to 5:04, the piano plays chords based off the rising fourth motif from theme 1
9:06 - A very sudden I - IV - I64 - V - I progression played by both instruments at full volume, concluding the movement
MVT II
9:19 - A section, F-sharp major
11:25 - B section, F minor
12:38 - Cello plays the opening theme from the first section now in D-flat major
13:36 - A’ section, F-sharp major
15:40 - Coda incorporating elements from both themes
MVT III
SCHERZO
16:48 - Part 1
17:23 - Part 2
18:14 - Reprise of part 1
18:39 - Codetta
TRIO
19:02 - Part 1
19:44 - Part 2
SCHERZO REPRISE
22:02 - Part 1
22:35 - Part 2
23:27 - Reprise of part 1
23:51 - Coda
MVT IV
24:16 - Theme A, F major
24:48 - Transition
24:59 - Theme B, A minor
25:24 - Transition
25:36 - Theme A’
25:50 - Transition
25:59 - Theme C, B-flat minor
26:52 - Transition
27:01 - Theme A’’, G-flat major
27:21 - Transition
27:32 - Theme B’, D minor
27:57 - Transition
28:22 - Theme A’’’ - F major
Truls Mørk, cello
Juhani Lagerspetz, piano

[@Aaron-e6f9b]

0:00 - ​I. Allegro vivace
9:20​ - II. Allegro affettuoso
16:50​ - III. Allegro passionato
24:16​ - IV. Allegro molto

[@joshscores3360]

Finally, a better quality performance of this!

[@yagiz885]

1:13 cello's literally speaking without words

Very good cellist! Lately I have been hearing some weird cello playing but this was very nice, thank you

[@yagiz885]

thanks for the analysis!