Brahms fmaj cello sonata

[mikey6]

I've been looking at this for fear that I'll get asked to play it and can't decide what to do with a passage in the horrendous scherzo.

Bar 37 and onwards - the downwards arpeggios in 3rd (and 4th) - I can't decide on the best way to play it.
All RH?
First 2 groups (of 3) with RH, last with LH?
Each group with a different hand?
Top note with one hand and the next two with the other?

I guess it's going to come down to what feels best for me but are there any other suggested fingerings or which of these would provide the best musical result in the end?

[mikey6]

No one's played?

[richard black]

I always play it with the first two groups RH, third group and bottom C octave LH. Fingering for the RH is 53, 32, 21. You need a pretty loose wrist, but if one or two of the repeated notes don't sound it's pretty much impossible to hear anything wrong. Like a lot of Brahms, it'll never feel really safe.

[pianowolfi]

I haven't played this sonata, but I encountered similar problems in Brahms' Violin sonatas. I think whatever fingering you decide to use, it will only start to feel safe if you learn the respective passages entirely by heart and play them like a solo.

[mikey6]

cool. Yeh, it is a dam difficult piece and will probably always feel awkward.  I find him the hardest to sight read coz he jumps around everywhere and nothing is regular.