Brahms Sonata for Violoncello and Piano F major op. 99

Editor: Brown, Clive / Costa, Neal Peres Da / Wadsworth, Kate BennettOrchestral scoring : Vc/pianoProduct format: Performance score, part(s), Urtext editionBinding: StapledPages / Format: XL, 35/9/9 - 31,0 x 24,3 cmBrahms completed his Cello Sonata op. 99 during the productive summer of 1886. The first public performance took place in Vienna on 24 November of the same year. Robert Hausmann played the cello part and the composer himself was his partner at the piano. Even though the work was generally received positively, it took some years until it was fully appreciated and gained its irrevocable place in the cello repertoire. Of particular value to the editors were the two early performance editions of the Cello Sonata op. 99 by Hugo Becker and Carl Friedberg, as well as by Julius Klengel. Both cellists, Becker and Klengel, had a connection to Brahms who very much admired and trusted Becker's playing and who performed together with Klengel. This edition not only incorporates Becker