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Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2

181519 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2 (1815) in three parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto and Allegro – Allegro fugato (fugue).

Recording: Sol Gabetta (cello), Nelson Goerner (piano) (2016)

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Follow all 29 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III – · Fugue
I Sonata form0:07–6:31

in D major, with a brusque, terse opening and a fiery exchange between the two instruments, softened by some lyrical moments. The first opens the and the follows quickly, after a very short . Then the starts. The first in the , and finally the begins.

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II 6:48–14:29
III – Fugue14:34–18:53

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 periodD majorSonata formFugue

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