Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870)
Nationality:
Bohemian
Born: May 23, 1794, Prague Died: March 10, 1870, Leipzig (age 75)
Cello Sonata No. 2 in E major, Op. 121
(for cello and piano)
| 10:37 | I. | Allegro espressivo e appassionato | |
| 5:15 | II. | Scherzo (ballabile). Allegretto quasi allegro | |
| 6:57 | III. | Ballade (in böhmischer Weise). Andantino | |
| 6:59 | IV. | Allegro vivace, ma non troppo |
Duration: 29 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1850-1851 (age 55-57)
Published:
1851 (age 56-57)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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10:06
Thomas Blees, Eckart Sellheim
I.
Allegro espressivo e appassionato
5:08
Thomas Blees, Eckart Sellheim
II.
Scherzo (ballabile). Allegretto quasi allegro
7:52
Thomas Blees, Eckart Sellheim
III.
Ballade (in böhmischer Weise). Andantino
7:11
Thomas Blees, Eckart Sellheim
IV.
Allegro vivace, ma non troppo
11:08
Ramon Jaffe, Elisaveta Blumina
I.
Allegro espressivo e appassionato
5:21
Ramon Jaffe, Elisaveta Blumina
II.
Scherzo (ballabile). Allegretto quasi allegro
6:01
Ramon Jaffe, Elisaveta Blumina
III.
Ballade (in böhmischer Weise). Andantino
6:46
Ramon Jaffe, Elisaveta Blumina
IV.
Allegro vivace, ma non troppo
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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.
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
- Ballabile [I]—dance or ballet music, particularly a dance interlude in a nineteenth-century opera; in a dance style
- ballade, ballad—a narrative "song": as in a literary ballad, poem, in the musical tradition of an art song, or to a one-movement instrumental piece with lyrical and dramatic narrative qualities reminiscent of such a song setting.
- 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
- espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
- ma—but, however
- 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
- quasi—almost, almost like, as if
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
- 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
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro