Cello Sonata (Grieg)
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Edvard Grieg composed the Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36, his largest chamber work, in 1883 marking a return to composition following a period when the composer had been pre-occupied with his conducting duties at the Bergen Symphony Orchestra as well as illness. Grieg dedicated the piece to his brother, John, a keen amateur cellist, whom Grieg had not been on a good terms with for some time. However, there was no reconciliation and it was another cellist, Ludwig Gritzmacher, who premièred the work with Grieg at the piano on 22 October 1883 in Dresden.
The sonata has three movements:
- Allegro agitato
- Andante molto tranquillo
- Allegro molto e marcato
The work takes approximately 25 minutes to perform.
[edit] External links
Summary of the Cello Sonata at guildmusic.com
