On the first manuscript, he added a verse by Austrian poet Franz Grillparzer:[4] Music, the eloquent, is at the same time silent.

Keeping quiet about the individual She gives us the whole universe In March 1883 he revised the sonata into its current form, notably replacing the original finale with a completely new one.

[5] The sonata is in the traditional three movements: Norman Del Mar wrote that "...the influence of Mendelssohn is strongly marked.

The opening of the sonata has a fine verve and Strauss wrote proudly home to his parents that the celebrated violinist Joseph Joachim had congratulated him".

Norman Del Mar wrote: A further composition for the Cello, though this time with orchestral accompaniment, also belongs to this period, a most attractive Romanze which has unfortunately remained unpublished.

[14] It was first performed in modern times by cellist Jan Vogler, with the Orchestra of the Dresden Semperoper conducted by Günter Neuhold on 12 May 1986.

There is also an abridged (shortened) version of the Romanze for Cello with piano accompaniment, which Strauss dedicated to Ferdinand Böckmann (principal cellist in the Dresden Court Orchestra).

[16] The abridged version was first performed in modern times by Peter Wöpke on cello accompanied by Wolfgang Sawallisch on 17 October 1985 in Munich.

Hans left to become a Professor at the Prague Conservatory and going on to found the celebrated Bohemian Quartet and later worked with Antonín Dvořák on his Cello Concerto in B minor.

Dora and Richard developed a deep understanding and whole-hearted liking, and "there can be no doubt that they were in love for some years".

There was a lot of gossip in Munich, and when Richard moved to Meiningen his father warned him of the need to preserve a spotless reputation: "Don't forget how people here talked about you and Dora W."[19] There is one surviving letter from Richard to Dora, written in 1889: "The fact is, that your letter, putting off the prospect of seeing you again for the foreseeable future, has upset and distressed me deeply.

Another historic recording was made on 28 September 1966, with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky and Leonard Pennario, at the Webster Hall, New York issued on RCA Victor.