Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5

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Johannes Brahms’ Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 is a large-scale, virtuosic Romantic piano work notable for its five-movement structure and dramatic, symphonic character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic-era composition
piano sonata
solo piano work
approximateCompositionEndYear 1853
approximateCompositionStartYear 1853
associatedComposer Clara Schumann
Robert Schumann
belongsToRepertoire standard Romantic piano repertoire
catalogueNumber Op. 5
character symphonic
virtuosic
composer Johannes Brahms
composerNationality German
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo Countess Ida von Hohenthal
fifthMovementTempoMarking Finale: Allegro moderato ma rubato
firstMovementForm sonata form
firstMovementKey F minor
firstMovementTempoMarking Allegro maestoso
followedBy Variations on a Theme by Schumann
surface form: Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9
fourthMovementTempoMarking Intermezzo: Andante molto
genre piano sonata
hasCatalogueAbbreviation Op. 5
key F minor
languageOfTempoMarkings Italian
movementCount 5
notableFeature dramatic contrasts
five movements instead of the more typical three or four
high technical difficulty
rich harmonic language
symphonic treatment of the piano
unusually large-scale for a piano sonata
use of cyclic thematic connections between movements
numberInSet 3
opusNumber Op. 5
partOf Johannes Brahms’ early piano works
period Romantic
placeOfComposition Düsseldorf
precededBy Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2
premierePerformer Johannes Brahms
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel
scoring solo piano
secondMovementTempoMarking Andante espressivo
structure five-movement structure
style Romantic
thirdMovementTempoMarking Scherzo: Allegro energico
typicalPerformanceDuration 30–40 minutes
workTitle Piano Sonata No. 3
surface form: Klaviersonate Nr. 3 f-Moll

Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
surface form: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor

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Clara Schumann (as dedicatee and performer) dedicateeOf Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
subject surface form: Clara Schumann
Johannes Brahms notableWork Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
this entity surface form: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5