Herman von Brühl, a statesman at the Dresden court, was Goldberg's employerfor the last few years of his tragically short life - he died, aged only 29, of tuberculosis in 1756.
This three movement sonata is the second of Goldberg's surviving trios. The opening Adagio is followed by an Allegro and a Minuet. All three display Goldberg's contrapuntal abilities.