Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Nationality:
Russian
|
Soviet
Born: September 25, 1906, St. Petersburg Died: August 9, 1975, Moscow (age 68)
Cello Sonata in d minor, Op. 40
(for cello and piano)
| 11:43 | I. | Allegro non troppo - Largo - Poco con moto | |
| 3:07 | II. | Allegro | |
| 9:18 | III. | Largo | |
| 4:18 | IV. | Allegro - Risoluto |
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1934 (age 27-28)
4 recordings,
10 videos
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13:35
Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
I.
Allegro non troppo - Largo - Poco con moto
3:15
Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
II.
Allegro
10:55
Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
III.
Largo
4:22
Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
IV.
Allegro - Risoluto
12:06
Han-Na Chang, Antonio Pappano
I.
Allegro non troppo - Largo - Poco con moto
3:12
Han-Na Chang, Antonio Pappano
II.
Allegro
8:52
Han-Na Chang, Antonio Pappano
III.
Largo
4:02
Han-Na Chang, Antonio Pappano
IV.
Allegro - Risoluto
29:00
Shafran, Shostakovich
20:28
Piatigorsky, Valentin
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
- largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
- moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
- opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
- 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.
- risoluto [I], resoluto—resolute, decisively, boldly, with vigor
- 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.
- troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much