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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: January 31, 1797, Vienna Died: November 19, 1828, Vienna (age 31)
Sonata in a minor, D. 821, Arpeggione
(for cello and piano)
| 10:39 | I. | Allegro moderato | |
| 4:29 | II. | Adagio | |
| 9:08 | III. | Allegretto |
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1824 (age 26-27)
Published:
1871
Dedication: Vincenz Schuster
Note: The Arpeggione (also known as the "Guitarre d'amour") was a bowed instrument with six strings somewhat between a guitar and a cello invented by the Viennese guitar-maker Johann Georg Stauffer (1778-1853) in either 1821 or 1823. It became obsolete after about 10 years, long before Schubert's sonata was even published.
7 recordings,
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12:17
Matt Haimovitz, Itamar Golan
I.
Allegro moderato
4:38
Matt Haimovitz, Itamar Golan
II.
Adagio
9:47
Matt Haimovitz, Itamar Golan
III.
Allegretto
12:01
Gautier Capuçon, Frank Braley
I.
Allegro moderato
4:20
Gautier Capuçon, Frank Braley
II.
Adagio
9:19
Gautier Capuçon, Frank Braley
III.
Allegretto
24:17
Yo-Yo Ma, Rudolf Firkušný
7:36
Pierre Fournier, Jean Fonda
I.
Allegro moderato
4:15
Pierre Fournier, Jean Fonda
II.
Adagio
8:07
Pierre Fournier, Jean Fonda
III.
Allegretto
24:50
Miklós Perényi, András Schiff
29:51
Alexandre Debrus, Alexander Mogilevsky
28:47
Rostropovich, Britten
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Johann Hummel (1778-1837)
Friend/Colleague
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: November 14, 1778, Pressburg (now Bratislava) Died: October 17, 1837, Weimar (age 58)
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- 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
- 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.