Edvard Grieg composed the Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36 for cello and piano, his largest chamber work, (and his only work for this combination) in 1882–83, marking a return to composition following a period when he had been preoccupied with his conducting duties at the Bergen Symphony Orchestra as well as illness.

Date of composition 1882
First published 1883
Type Sonata
Tonality A Minor
Catalogue Op. 36
Instruments Cello
Piano
In listings Famous Works
Autotranslations beta Edvard Grieg: Sonate pour violoncelle en la mineur, Op. 36
Edvard Grieg: Sonata per violoncello in la minore, Op. 36
Edvard Grieg: Sonate für Violoncello a-moll, Op. 36