Cello Sonata (Barber)
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The Cello Sonata opus 6 by Samuel Barber is a sonata for cello and piano, dedicated to. It is in the key of C minor.
It has three movements:
- Allegro ma non troppo
- Adagio
- Allegro appassionato.
The sonata was composed in between June and December of 1932 during a trip to Europe as Barber was finishing his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music. It was premiered in March of 1933 with the composer at the piano and his friend and colleague Orlando Cole as cellist, at a concert of the League of Composers in New York City.
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Barber, Sonata for Cello and Piano Recorded by Setrak Setrakian Piano, Amgela Krikorian Cello
