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Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1

181515 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1 (1815) in two parts: Andante – Allegro vivace (sonata form) and Adagio – Tempo d'Andante – Allegro vivace (sonata form).

Recording: Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

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Follow all 20 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II – – · Sonata form
I – Sonata form0:06–7:52

The that opens the is gentle and short. A brief, mournful is repeated several times without changing , then ends with an elaborate in C major. The that follows contradicts that : it turns to the minor (A minor) with a vehement and recurring dotted rhythm, and it avoids C major except at the start of the . Then come the and the .

II – – Sonata form8:01–14:46

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Ludwig van BeethovenChamber musicClassical periodC majorSonata form

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