Johannes Brahms: Scherzo In C Minor

In October 1853 Robert Schumann invited Joseph Joachim to take part in a Concert at Dusseldorf. In order to celebrate the arrival of the famous young violinst, his friends in Dusseldorf prepared a jocular surprise for him. They composed together a Sonata for Violin and Piano, and Joachim has to guess the composer of each movement. Dietrich wrote the Allegro in A Minor, Schumann the Intermezzo in F, Brahms the Scherzo In C Minor (the work printed here) and Brahms completed the Sonata with the Finale in A Minor.