The Complete Cello Music
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Title:
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The Complete Cello Music |
Otros títulos:
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The Complete Cello Music Musica Completa Para Cello |
Intérprete/ Colaborador:
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Felix Mendelssohn; Mark Shuman; Todd Crow |
Código CDU:
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Me.08 |
Forma Musical:
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Sonata |
Abstract:
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Felix Mendelssohn's Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 45 was composed in October, 1838, during the composer's tenure in Leipzig. Although its popularity is overshadowed by that of its sibling, the Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2, Op. 58, it readily exemplifies the composer's fluid, elegant handling of string instruments, and his ability to wring interesting material from standard forms.
Written in a comfortable tessitura for the cellist and fully utilizing the sonorities of the lower strings, the first movement introduces a relaxed atmosphere in which Mendelssohn's natural melodic facility at once comes to the fore. The piano provides more than mere accompaniment, assuming the role of an equal to the cello, while never overshadowing that instrument's natural cantabile voice. The movement follows a classical sonata form, never straying from expected harmonic developments; still, the music's effectiveness confirms that, in hands as capable as Mendelssohn's, predict ... |
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