Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Nationality:
French
Born: March 7, 1875, Ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées Died: December 28, 1937, Paris (age 62)
Sonata, M.73
(for violin and cello)
| 5:01 | I. | Allegro | |
| 3:30 | II. | Très vif | |
| 6:29 | III. | Lent | |
| 5:47 | IV. | Vif, avec entrain |
Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1920-1922 (age 44-47)
Premiere:
April 6, 1922. Hélène Jourdan-Morhange, violin, Maurice Maréchal, cello
Dedication: Claude Debussy
Note: The first movement was issued separately in 1920 under the title "Duo" in the multi-composer collection "Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy."
9 recordings,
33 videos
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5:14
Gerhart Hetzel, Georg Faust
I.
Allegro
3:18
Gerhart Hetzel, Georg Faust
II.
Très vif
6:40
Gerhart Hetzel, Georg Faust
III.
Lent
5:37
Gerhart Hetzel, Georg Faust
IV.
Vif, avec entrain
4:40
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Philippe Muller
I.
Allegro
3:16
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Philippe Muller
II.
Très vif
6:57
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Philippe Muller
III.
Lent
5:30
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Philippe Muller
IV.
Vif, avec entrain
5:33
Chantal Juillet, Truls Mörk
I.
Allegro
3:27
Chantal Juillet, Truls Mörk
II.
Très vif
6:40
Chantal Juillet, Truls Mörk
III.
Lent
5:47
Chantal Juillet, Truls Mörk
IV.
Vif, avec entrain
5:02
Yunsi Cen (岑运思), Conglu Xu (徐琮璐)
I.
Allegro
3:42
Yunsi Cen (岑运思), Conglu Xu (徐琮璐)
II.
Très vif
6:08
Yunsi Cen (岑运思), Conglu Xu (徐琮璐)
III.
Lent
5:37
Yunsi Cen (岑运思), Conglu Xu (徐琮璐)
IV.
Vif, avec entrain
4:52
Nash Ensemble
I.
Allegro
3:29
Nash Ensemble
II.
Très vif
6:10
Nash Ensemble
III.
Lent
5:50
Nash Ensemble
IV.
Vif, avec entrain
4:25
Laredo, Parnas
I.
Allegro
3:19
Laredo, Parnas
II.
Très vif
6:05
Laredo, Parnas
III.
Lent
5:21
Laredo, Parnas
IV.
Vif, avec entrain
19:19
DeForest, Morganstern
5:18
De la Gala, Gorrochategui
I.
Allegro
3:53
De la Gala, Gorrochategui
II.
Très vif
7:28
De la Gala, Gorrochategui
III.
Lent
6:06
De la Gala, Gorrochategui
IV.
Vif, avec entrain
4:56
Borromeo String Quartet
I.
Allegro
3:28
Borromeo String Quartet
II.
Très vif
6:03
Borromeo String Quartet
III.
Lent
6:00
Borromeo String Quartet
IV.
Vif, avec entrain
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- avec [Fr]—with
- 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
- entrain [F], avec entrain—briskly, animated, spirited
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- 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.
- très [Fr]—very
- vif [Fr]—lively, animated