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so this piece is especially suitable as a recital or competition piece

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THE PASSAGE OF TIME by JONATHAN SLADE

Brahms, Johannes - Brahms Piano Sonata in F Sharp Minor Op 2 *Carl Fischer so this piece is especiallyJohannes Brahmss Piano Sonatas opp. 1, 2 and 5 were among the first works that the 20 year old composer published. They were composed in 1852 53, although the Sonata in f sharp minor was apparently the first of the three to be composed, as it was finished by November 1852. This work has a special place in his oeuvre. Besides its passionate atmosphere, his contemporaries discerned it to be serious and dignified in character. Brahms dedicated this