The Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 2 of Johannes Brahms was written in Hamburg, Germany in 1853, and published the year after. It was one of his first published works, sent with his first sonata to Breitkopf und Härtel with a letter of recommendation from Robert Schumann. Schumann had already praised Brahms enthusiastically, and the sonata shows signs of an effort to impress. It was dedicated to Clara Schumann.

The sonata is in four movements:

• Allegro non troppo, ma energico
• Andante con espressione
• Scherzo: Allegro -- Poco più moderato
• Sostenuto -- Allegro non troppo e rubato -- Molto sostenuto

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