The sonata for solo cello is an unaccompanied cello sonata written by gyorgy ligeti between 1948 and 1953. Goble 1 a historical and structural analysis of cello sonata no. Brahms appreciated the cellos qualities as a melodic voice, and had given it the opening themes of the bmajor piano trio and the bflatmajor string sextet. This work, also known as the symphonyconcerto for cello and orchestra, is a reworking of the cello concerto in e minor, op. Mar 16, 2012 for unaccompanied cello there is a capriccio and a sonata, and for violin and cello a duo. Brahms appreciated the cello s qualities as a melodic voice, and had given it the opening themes of the bmajor piano trio and the bflatmajor string sextet. It was premiered by cellist, camilla doppmann on march 15th, 1957 in ann arbor, mi.
However, in the 1980s and 90s, after over a quarter century in repose, the piece reemerged and has since become a wellknown part of the standard cello repertoire. Whats interesting is that if enescu released his cello sonatas for publication in 1935 a quote from richard whitehouses notes to naxos recording, were no publishers interested until the 1950s no. By 1949, when he composed the sonata, prokofiev was in the last halfdecade of his life. Crumb, george sonata for solo cello edited by camilla doppmann edition peters. One of crumbs earlier works, it is heavily influenced by the works of paul hindemith and bela bartok. The piece was initially received poorly by the sovietrun composers union and was not allowed to be published or performed. A great work, it is of the same inspiration and quality than the 6 solo sonatas for violin ysaye, besides playing violin and viola, could also do something with the. Johannes brahms composed his first sonata for cello and piano between 186265. George crumb compositions chronological listings three early songs for voice and piano 1947 sonata for solo cello 1955 variazioni for large orchestra 1959 five pieces for piano 1962 night music i for soprano, pianoceleste, and two percussionists 1963, revised 1976.
Crumb, george sonata for solo cello edited by camilla. The 1 star is because the recording of the rondo finale of the g minor sonata 8. Capriccio on the cavatina i tuoi frequenti palpiti from niobe by giovanni pacini, op. I have begun to add a piano part but it is not yet finished. This second sonata creates a contrasting counterpart to that introspective and dark piece through its use of the instruments higher range, effects such as pizzicato and tremolo, and the virtuosic, extroverted piano part. There is an earlier, unpublished sonata movement which uses a lot of the material of this sonata. While not a technically challenging sonata, it requires a great deal of musical artistry between the two instruments for an effective performance. When kodaly began working on the sonata for cello and piano in 1909, he intended it to be a threemovement work in the classical tradition, but he never completed more than the two movements we have today. So, if you are unsure which set to try, there are a few sets commonly used by most professionals. Since becoming a professor of composition at budapests royal academy of music in. Pittsburgh symphony orchestra assistant principal cello duquesne university adjunct professor of cello adam liu performs live in recital the sonata for solo cello 1955by george crumb. A great work, it is of the same inspiration and quality than the 6 solo sonatas for violin ysaye, besides playing violin and viola, could also do something with the cello.
The great steven isserlis characterised this sonata, beethovens third of five, as the first in the repertoire to give equal prominence to both piano and cello making this specimen a perfectly balanced duet, a gem of interweaving melody and accompaniment roles. Cello sonata barber jump to navigation jump to search. This list is manually maintained, therefore some of the available pieces may not yet be. It is the only one in four movements, and its scherzo movement is of unusual breadth. Some of the earliest cello sonatas were written in the 18th century by francesco geminiani and antonio vivaldi the following list contains cello sonatas with or without accompanying instruments.
This part, adressed to ysaye, was the number 2 of 5 not for sale for him and some friends of his. It was the first of a planned series of six sonates pour divers instruments, however debussy only completed two others, the sonata for violin and the sonata for flute, viola and harp. What are your favorite contemporary works for solo cello. Sonata for solo cello by george crumb complete, adam liu.
George crumb edited by camilla doppmann instrumentation. This score is notated as if the bottom two strings were really cg. This page lists all recordings of cello sonata by george crumb b. Sonata for solo violoncello by george crumb notes provided by diana frazier completed in berlin in october of 1955, the cello sonata dates from crumb s student days and reflects wellestablished traditions of composition for solo cello. Imslp does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Danielle watson this analysis will use a model to derive the harmonic progression from the melody line, which will then be checked against the piano harmony this is my informal analysis, using intuition.
The cello sonatas by mstislav rostropovich and rudolf serkin and tens of millions of other songs on all. For unaccompanied cello there is a capriccio and a sonata, and for violin and cello a duo. The sonata for violoncello and piano, opus 6, by samuel barber is a sonata for cello and piano. Some of the earliest cello sonatas were written in the 18th century by francesco geminiani and antonio vivaldi. Sonata for solo cello by george crumb 1929 cello solo. Cello sonata 1956 originally for viola and piano 1948, transcription by the composer for cello and piano friedrich gernsheim. Home sheet music cello unaccompanied crumb, george sonata for solo cello edited by camilla doppmann edition peters. The cello sonata no 1 in e minor op 38 was started in 1862, when brahms was not yet thirty, with the finale being added to the longcompleted first two movements in 1865. It should be part of the general stock of any good cellist just like the violin sonatas are part of the violinists stock. Cello sonata in d minor, op 40 shostakovich from cda67534.
The sonata was composed between june and december 1932 during a. It is a very good introduction ot the cello sonata of brahms, specially if you do not know them previously. Its hard to imagine these seasoned veterans reinterpreting a well known work like this and i have heard many other recordings as. These are factually the 10 best cello pieces in existence. Denisov was born in tomsk, siberia, into the family of a radio physicist, who gave him the very unusual first name edison, in honour of thomas edison. However, it is in the public domain in canada where imslp is hosted and other countries where the term is lifeplus50 years such as china, japan, korea and many others worldwide. List of compositions for cello and piano wikipedia. Sonata for solo violoncello by george crumb notes provided by diana frazier completed in berlin in october of 1955, the cello sonata dates from crumbs student days and reflects wellestablished traditions of composition for solo cello. This decision was enthusiastically supported by dmitri shostakovich, who gave him lessons in composition in 195156 denisov studied at the moscow conservatory. Sonata for solo cello edited by camilla doppmann edition peters. The cello sonata is a late work by the french composer claude debussy. George crumb sheet music books hard copy george crumb sheet music digital printable sorting and filters. The most famous romanticera cello sonatas are those written by johannes brahms and ludwig van beethoven.
The story behind prokofievs decision to recast the piece is fairly well known. An analysis from the first movement of brahms sonata no. Cello sheet music wilhelm hansen sonata for cello no. I like harrell and ashkenazys playing of the sonatas. This fabulous recording is meaningfully rounded out with alfred schnittkes sonata for cello and piano, the very piece that followed shostakovich, and two pieces by schnittke for solo cello, including a wonderful palemoonlight madrigal with a static melodic pattern, and then, finally, arrangements of some shostakovich bagatelles. Please turn off your phone, and applaud between threads, not individual posts. The six sonatas for solo violin bear opus number 27 and were composed in 1924, so there are grounds for reasoning that the cello sonata was. Strings by mail crumb sonata for solo violoncello composer. The sonata for solo cello was written by the american avantgarde composer george crumb in 1955. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. The cello sonatas by mstislav rostropovich and rudolf serkin and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with.
The most popular being the thomastik spirocore tungsten c and g, with some kind of larsen a and d string also including their magnacore brands. Schumanns death and the move to vienna dearest clara, wrote brahms in this letter to clara schumann presented here in translation on april 24, 1865 from a small village outside vienna. The sonata, in three movements totaling about half an hour, synthesizes many of the musical interests kodaly was exploring at this early time in his career. Whether youre a musician, a newbie, a composer or a listener, welcome. Online score from imslp cello part from first edition 1 st movement. Britten himself seems to have succumbed to such criticism during the mid1940s and early 1950s, immediately after the widespread success of peter grimes 1944 45 and his first few chamber operas. It has been asserted that brittens purely instrumental music suffers in comparison to his remarkable stage works that, while ingenious in craft, they lack both inspiration and expressive sweep. Best sellers price low to high new releases most commented usa az level easy to difficult level difficult to easy in stock medias all with cd or audio with audio access with cd with dvd sheet music only samples all cover listen. It was a remarkable pair of soviet musicians that gave the 1950 premiere of sergey prokofievs sonata for cello and piano in c major, op. Apr 05, 20 sam ous cello recital at jordan hall, boston, ma. Sonata for solo violoncello by george crumb new music agency. Sonata for solo cello german sheet music january 1, 2015.