Sonata G minor, Op.65 for cello and piano (urtext); Frederic Chopin

Sonata G minor, Op.65 for cello and piano (urtext); Frederic Chopin Sonata G minor, Op.65 for cello and piano (urtext); Frederic Chopin Sonata G minor, Op.65 for cello and piano (urtext); Frederic Chopin Sonata G minor, Op.65 for cello and piano (urtext); Frederic Chopin
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Sonata in G minor, Op.65 for cello and piano by Frederic Chopin

Urtext edition by Ewald Zimmermann. Markings by Claus Kanngiesser. Published by Henle

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) was one of the most important composers of the Romantic Era. Born in Warsaw, he left before Poland's 1830 uprising and settled in Paris, where his piano music captivated attendees of his salon concerts. He gained fame and admiration for his music's rich, colorful harmony, Italianate bel canto melody, and mellifluous textures. Though influenced by Mozart and Bach, he also introduced Polish folk music to the concert hall in the form of mazurkas, polonaises, and ballades. Today, his music forms the core of the classical piano repertory, especially his preludes and nocturnes.

Though nearly all of Chopin's music was written with solo piano in mind, he also had an interest in the cello, the only other instrument for which he would write solo works of any significance. His works for cello appear at both ends of his career; the latest was his great Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65 (1848), written for August Franchomme and indeed one of his final works. Though an expert of small forms, Chopin excelled in long forms, as can be heard in the sonata; he melds his characteristic cantabile lyricism with the contrapuntal and motivic rigors of sonata form with ease. An expansive first movement yields to a robust scherzo, a deeply expressive Largo, and a dance-like, quasi-rondo Tarantella finale. This premium Henle urtext edition contains marked and unmarked parts, as well as historical and critical commentary. Advanced level, Grade 5.

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