Cello Sonata (Strauss)

Cello Sonata
by Richard Strauss
The composer in 1886
EnglishSonata for Cello and Piano in F major
Native nameSonate in F dur für Violoncello und Pianoforte
KeyF major
CatalogueTrV 115
Opus6
ComposedMarch 1883
DedicationHans Wihan

Richard Strauss composed his Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 6, TrV 115, in 1883 when he was 19 years old. It was dedicated to the Czech cellist Hanuš Wihan, who gave the premiere in 1883. It rapidly became a standard part of the cello repertoire.