Brahms
Sonate fiir Klavier und Violoncello
e-Moll Op. 38
Miiller/Boettcher/Kraus
Urtext Edition
Schott / Universal Editionvin
CRITICAL NOTES
‘The following are the sources of the Sonata for Piano and Violoncello which exist and which were used for this
edition:
1. The original edition, published by Simrode, Berlin, 1866:
Sonate far Pianoforte und Violoncell von Johannes Brabms. Op. 38. Herr Dr. Josef Gansbacher zugecignet, Pull
score and violoncello part (publisher's number: 6476).
2. Brahms" own copy (Simrock edition).
The Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna, is to be thanked for granting permission to examine this copy which
is in its possession. It contains some handwritten corrections:
tse movement
bar
56 Piano 1. h, second half of the bar: lower note f sharp instead of g
172 Piano 1. b,, lowest note of frst chord, b instead of a
263. Piano r, h final erotchet g sharp (i)
3rd movement
bar
24 Piano r. h.: final crotchet, # above tr, also bar 151
87 Piano: final note a flat (b)
150. Piano L.b.: final crotchet g sharp (#)
The notation of the original edition has been largely retained, with the exception of the by now obsolete method
of notaring the extension of a note value over the bar line by means of a lengthening dot. In addition, some
irregular notational procedures have been brought into conformity with chose used continually ia the original
edition, Differences between the score and the separate cello part in the original edition have been eliminated.
Phrasing and dynamic marks added by the editors have been indicated by brackets, and additional staccato dots
by small type. ‘The editors are also responsible for the dotted phrase marks in the solo part, which are to be
regarded as performing directions. Particular attention is drawn to the following (all details refer to the original
edition):
1st movement
bar
119 Piano r. 3rd crotchet £” missing
126 Piano I. h.: slur only over the quavers
162 Score, Ve.: “legato” missing
179180 Vc. part: differs from the score in phrasings
189 Score, Ve: <== missing
204 and 206 Score, Ve.: tie from the first to the second note missing in each ease
252-253 Score and Ve, part: slur from last crotchet of bar 252 to first crotchet of bar 253 missing
260-261 Score, Ve.—== =~only below c sharp’ and bs likewise bars 269—270
2nd movement
bar
57 Score, Ve.1 == missing
73 Piano r. h.: Sth quaver with g”
86 Piano r. h.: 6th quaver without &
3rd movement
bar
11 Score, Ve.: staccato dot on the first a missing
21 Piano r. h.: 4th quaver without octave d sharp’
25 Score, Ve.: staccato dot on 3rd crotchet c! missing.
44 Score, Ve.: staccato dot on d missing
46-48 Score, Ve.: staccato dots instead of dashes,
49 Ve. part: accent on a’ missing
67 Pano t, hu: phrase mark missing82
97
96
95—96
105
109110
115, 116
128
128-130
130-131
152
162
178
180
Ix
Ve. part: staccato dot on the first erotchet missing; likewise in bar 84
Score, Ve.+ staccato dots on the last four quavers missing
Score and Ve. part: slurs only A—e sharp and c shasp—a
Pianos lower slur f sharp—a in both hands; corresponding to bars 96—97 and 107—108
Score, Vc.: staccato dot instead of dash on the first quaver
Piano r. h.t slur missing, I. h.: tie missing
Piano r. h.: slur begins on the second triplet quaver of the second beat
Piano r. h.: phrasing cf. bar 66
Ve, part: ef. the phrasing in bars 66—68
Score, Vou == == missing
Piano 1. h.: slur missing
Score, Ve.s staccato dot instead of dash on crotchet c*
Ve. part: staccato dot on the first crotchet missing
Score, Ve.t articulation sign for last two quavers missing
Score and Ve. part: crescendo signs of different lengths