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Frank Bridge

Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Nationality: English
Born: February 26, 1879, Brighton Died: January 10, 1941, Eastbourne (age 61)
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Cello Sonata in d minor, H.125

(for cello and piano)
10:25 I. Allegro ben moderato
12:32 II. Adagio ma non troppo
Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1913-1917 (age 33-38)
4 recordings, 7 videos
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10:09
Johannes Moser, Paul Rivinius
I. Allegro ben moderato
11:42
Johannes Moser, Paul Rivinius
I. Allegro ben moderato
9:28
Steven Doane, Barry Snyder
I. Allegro ben moderato
12:17
Steven Doane, Barry Snyder
II. Adagio ma non troppo
10:19
Paul Watkins, Huw Watkins
I. Allegro ben moderato
12:47
Paul Watkins, Huw Watkins
II. Adagio ma non troppo
21:21
Dedukhin, Rostropovich

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glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • 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
  • duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
  • ma—but, however
  • 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
  • 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