Johannes Brahms’s 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 sonata to Clara Schumann, whose husband Robert wrote to the composer that “Your second sonata, my friend, has brought me much closer to you”. The ingenious fingerings have been provided by the pianist Andreas Boyde, a recognised Brahms expert. · Level of difficulty difficult (level 8) · Previously only available in the compilation volume HN 38. Following the single edition of the first piano sonata op. 1 (HN 1288), the second one is now released. Piano sonata no. 3 (HN 1290) will be published this autumn. · Revised edition following the Brahms Complete Works · Footnotes comment on variations known from the composer’s copies · Fingerings by Brahms specialist Andreas Boyde · For students and professionals Editor: Katrin Eich Fingering: Andreas Boyde Urtext Edition, paperbound