Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
This guide follows Chopin’s Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 (1847) in four parts: Allegro moderato, Scherzo. Allegro con brio (minuet and trio), Largo and Finale. Allegro (sonata form).
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Follow all 20 sections as they play
- I
- II.
- III
- IV.
I0:04–15:58
The opens with a short piano , after which the cello enters with the in G minor. The first section grows from a few small , including a rising and falling semitone. The begins in B-flat major, first given to the piano and then to the cello. The starts in G major with the . The , not in the home but in D minor, and the ends with dense, rushing chords.
- A
- B
III20:56–23:50
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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