Johannes Brahms began to manifest a keen interest in the genre of the violin sonata at an early age. In fall 1853 he offered the Leipzig publisher a violin sonata in a minor. The work was turned down, however, and the self-critical Brahms must have destroyed it himself later. He ultimately wrote his three major sonatas during his years of maturity: op. 78 in the summers of 1878/79, opp. 100 and 108 in the summer of 1886.The Scherzo in c minor was Brahms’ contribution to the violin sonata which h...

Sonata G major op. 78 - Sonata A major op. 100 - Sonata d minor op. 108 - Scherzo c minor WoO 2