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-Compiled by Brian Mendonca
Work: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Opus 65
Year of composition:1846; first performed 1848, Paris
Form: Sonata
Period: Romantic (1815-1910)
Duration: 30.47 mins.
Listen
Cello: Gabriel Martins
Piano: Tom Zalvanov
Recording: 2018
Movements Duration Counter
I. Allegro Moderato (15.43) [00.00]
II. Scherzo (05.04) [15.43]
III. Largo (03.00) [20.47]
III. Finale. Allegro (07.02) [24.45]
Context
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) was a Polish teacher and composer. He is known for his piano works. He was averse to giving concerts. In the first performance of this work in Paris in 1848 - and Chopin's final concert - the first movement was not played as it was seen as 'over-elaborate.' Yet, being one of the last works he composed in his all too brief life, it is the apogee of his genius. Chopin passed on, the next year in Paris - where he is buried. But his heart is interred in Warsaw.
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Pic courtesy: highresolutionmusi(dot)com; references: talkclassical(dot)com, britannica(dot)com Updated 30 July 2020.
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