sentences:  The sonata is dedicated to Brahms' friend and colleague Hans von Bülow, and was premiered in Budapest in 1888 with Jenő Hubay on violin and the composer at the piano.The first movement is in traditional sonata-allegro form.The first subject, a long, lyrical "cantabile" line in D minor, is stated "sotto voce" by the violin with the piano providing a simple accompaniment; off-beats in the right hand provide a quietly agitated character.