Violin Sonata No.1, Op.78 (Brahms, Johannes)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
Composition Year 1878–79
Genre Categories Sonatas; For violin, piano; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the piano; For 2 players; For flute, piano (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For alto flute, piano (arr); Scores featuring the alto flute (arr); For viola, piano (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#530384 - 31.21MB - 27:16 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1818×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2018/7/6)

Performer Pages Stefan Jackiw (violin)
Anna Polonsky (piano)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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 Complete Performance
#477287 - 40.51MB - 25:34 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2164×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2017/6/21)

 Complete Performance
#477288 - 14.31MB - 25:35 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 877×⇩ - OGG - Carolus

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Carolus (2017/6/21)

Performer Pages Dawn Posey (violin)
Rob Auler (piano)
Publisher Info. Dawn Posey and Rob Auler
Copyright
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Misc. Notes LaVeck Concert Series, Sept. 24, 2011
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 1. Vivace ma non troppo (EU)
#720632 - 15.25MB - 10:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 954×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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 2. Adagio (EU)
#720633 - 11.47MB - 8:20 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 206×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

 3. Allegro molto moderato (EU)
#720634 - 12.08MB - 8:30 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 168×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

Performer Pages Isaac Stern (violin)
Alexander Zakin (piano)
Publisher Info. CBS, 1963. SBRG 72157.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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 1. Vivace ma non troppo (EU)
#720625 - 15.23MB - 10:36 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 335×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

 2. Adagio (EU)
#720626 - 11.26MB - 7:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 91×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

 3. Allegro molto moderato (EU)
#720627 - 14.20MB - 9:36 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 89×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

Performer Pages Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
Henryk Szeryng (violin)
Publisher Info. RCA Victor Red Seal, 1962. LM 2620.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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 Synthesized Performance
#149179 - 0.07MB - 24:35 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1238×⇩ - MID - Shamu15

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Shamu15 (2011/11/10)

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Performers MIDI
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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

 Complete Score and Violin Part (black and white)
#203654 - 4.71MB, 41 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 38396×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2012/4/13)

 Complete Score and Violin Part (color)
#203382 - 69.07MB, 43 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9358×⇩ - Caprotti

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Caprotti (2012/4/13)

 Complete Score
#23108 - 4.80MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17874×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1880*. Plate 8148.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes File #203654: original images: 800dpi, color jpg files approx. 6000 by 7650 pixels.
Editing: converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
File #203382: high definition colour scan.
File #23108: low resolution colour scan with digital watermark.
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 Complete Score
#546705 - 10.24MB, 42 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/22 - 1050×⇩ - Bluejaymaster74

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 Violin Part
#546704 - 2.51MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/22 - 1300×⇩ - Bluejaymaster74

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Editor Franz Kneisel (1865-1929)
Harold Bauer (1873-1951)
Publisher. Info. New York: Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, No.1301, 1918. Plate 27224.
Copyright
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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
#112430 - 4.36MB, 30 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 11967×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
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 Complete Score, Violin Part (lower resolution) (Preview)
#04161 - 3.94MB, 41 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 16937×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Title Pages (scan) (Preview)
#112428 - 0.30MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 3215×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Title Pages (filter) (Preview)
#112429 - 0.27MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 1689×⇩ - Hobbypianist

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Hobbypianist (2007/2/28)

Editor Hans Gál (1890-1987)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 10: Klavier-Duos
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 35.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi
filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are too small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite. You may ask me for a manually cleaned version.
#04161: Piano score and violin part
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 Violin Part
#360046 - 5.41MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27840×⇩ - Schalltrichter

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Editor Arthur Seybold (1868-1948)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Anton J. Benjamin, 1929. Plate A.J.B. 2139.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes See notes at source site
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 Complete Score (EU)
#949538 - 4.77MB, 37 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/50/V - 4×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Violin Part [B]
#949539 - 2.85MB, 13 pp.  - N/N/N - M.kowalski49

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Editor Maxim Jacobsen (1887-1973)
Publisher. Info. London: Augener, 1954. Plate 16617.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes 9.21 x 12.21 scans
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 Complete Score (EU)
#949536 - 1.90MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/63*/V* - 74×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Violin Part (EU)
#949537 - 0.59MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/63*/V* - 46×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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Editor Hans Otto Hiekel
Publisher. Info. Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1967.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Flute and Piano (Kamioka)

 Flute Part
#445434 - 0.96MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1756×⇩ - Powell7300

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Arranger Hideo Kamioka
Publisher. Info. Hideo Kamioka
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For Alto Flute and Piano (Kamioka)

 Alto Flute Part
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Arranger Hideo Kamioka
Publisher. Info. Hideo Kamioka
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For Viola and Piano (Bonds)

 Viola Part
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Arranger Alan Ernest Bonds
Publisher. Info. Alan Ernest Bonds
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Misc. Notes For use with the original piano part
For Viola soloists not afraid of the upper A string
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For Cello and Piano (Klengel)

 Complete Score
#105408 - 3.29MB, 30 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2649×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 Cello Part
#105409 - 1.21MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3642×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Arranger Paul Klengel (1854–1935)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1897. Plate 10925.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Transposed to D major. Reprinted in 1974 with fingering and bowing by Bertold Hummel (1925–2002) which have been removed.
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For Piano 4 Hands (Keller)

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#168318 - 2.21MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 651×⇩ - RTM

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Arranger Robert Keller (1828–1891)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1880]. Plate 8161.
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For Piano (Klengel)

 Complete Score
#203385 - 2.27MB, 29 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1363×⇩ - Caprotti

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Arranger Paul Klengel (1854–1935)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1919. Plate 13903.
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General Information

Work Title Violin Sonata No.1
Alternative. Title "Regen"
Name Translations Sonate pour violon et piano n° 1; Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78; ヴァイオリンソナタ第1番 (ブラームス); Sonata n.1 per violino e pianoforte; Sonata per a violí i piano n.1 Brahms; Violin Sonata No. 1; Violinsonate Nr. 1; Sonata para violín n.° 1 (Brahms)
Name Aliases Sonate pour violon n° 1 (Brahms)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 206833296; LCCN: n79132079; GND: 300027044; BNF: 139090260
Composer Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.78
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 152
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Vivace, ma non troppo
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegro molto moderato
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1878–79
First Performance. 1879-11-8 — Bonn
First Publication. 1879 (November)* – Berlin: N. Simrock
Average DurationAvg. Duration 21 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation violin, piano
External Links Wikipedia article
KDH Listening Guide
Extra Information *The date at the bottom of the title page for the first edition is 1880. In Mccorkle's thematic catalog the publication date for the score and part by Simrock is given as November, 1879.

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