Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2

E200245
piano sonata solo piano work

Johannes Brahms’ Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2 is an early large-scale Romantic piano work notable for its virtuosic demands, dramatic intensity, and rich, symphonic textures.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2 canonical 1
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf piano sonata ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod early 1850s ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 2 ⓘ
chronologicalPositionInBrahmsOutput early work ⓘ
composer Johannes Brahms ⓘ
compositionPlace Germany ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dedication (varies by edition; often given without a dedication) ⓘ
firstPublicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
form piano sonata in multiple movements ⓘ
genre Romantic piano music ⓘ
historicalSignificance important example of Brahms’s early large-scale piano writing ⓘ
shows Brahms’s early mastery of symphonic conception at the keyboard ⓘ
influences Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
surface form: Beethoven

Robert Schumann ⓘ
surface form: Schumann
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
intendedPerformer professional pianist ⓘ
key F-sharp minor ⓘ
language N/A (instrumental music) ⓘ
movement I. Allegro non troppo, ma energico ⓘ
II. Andante con espressione ⓘ
III. Scherzo: Allegro ⓘ
IV. Finale ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature dense chordal writing ⓘ
dramatic contrasts ⓘ
large-scale Romantic structure ⓘ
use of symphonic thinking at the piano ⓘ
wide dynamic range ⓘ
number No. 2 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 2 ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
publisher various 19th-century German publishers ⓘ
relatedWork Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 ⓘ
relationToOtherWorks one of Brahms’s three early piano sonatas ⓘ
style dramatic ⓘ
symphonic textures ⓘ
virtuosic ⓘ
technicalDifficulty high ⓘ
texture rich, orchestral-like piano writing ⓘ
typicalPerformanceLength approximately 25–30 minutes ⓘ
typicalVenue concert hall ⓘ
virtuosicDemands significant ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clara Schumann (as dedicatee and performer) → dedicateeOf → Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2 ⓘ
subject surface form: Clara Schumann
Johannes Brahms → notableWork → Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2