César Franck (1822-1890)
Nationality:
French
|
Belgian
Born: December 10, 1822, Liège Died: November 8, 1890, Paris (age 67)
Cello Sonata in A major, M. 8
(for cello and piano)
| I. | Allegretto ben moderato | ||
| II. | Allegro | ||
| 7:39 | III. | Recitativo - Fantasia: Ben moderato - Molto lento | |
| 6:52 | IV. | Allegretto poco mosso |
Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1886 (age 63-64)
Note: Transcription of the Violin Sonata
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7:39
Du Pré, Barenboim
III.
Recitativo - Fantasia: Ben moderato - Molto lento
6:52
Du Pré, Barenboim
IV.
Allegretto poco mosso
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glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- ben, bene—well, quite. e.g. "ben marcato" means "quite" accented
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fancy, fantasie [G], fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- molto [It]—very much
- mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- recitative [I], recitativo, récitative [F], récitatif, récit, rezitativ [G]—vocal style that imitates speech: reciting (speaking) rather than singing; a passage for solo instrument
- sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.