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Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58

184324 min

This guide follows Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 (1843) in four parts: Allegro assai vivace (sonata form), Allegretto scherzando, Adagio and Molto allegro e vivace.

Recording: Sol Gabetta (cello), Bertrand Chamayou (piano) (2023)

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Follow all 34 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV e
I Sonata form0:00–8:01

An exuberant D major , with the same larger-than-life spirit as the opening of his 'Italian' symphony, full of lyrical melody and driving rhythm. The first is heard first, and then the second, a tender . A ends the , and then the starts. A prepares the of the first and then the second. Then the begins.

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II 8:04–13:34
III13:55–17:40
IV e 17:45–24:24

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

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Felix MendelssohnChamber musicRomantic periodD majorSonata form

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