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Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

190134 min

This guide follows Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 (1901) in four parts: Lento – Allegro moderato (sonata form), Allegro scherzando, Andante and Allegro mosso (sonata form).

Recording: Lynn Harrell (cello), Yuja Wang (piano) (2008)

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Follow all 30 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV · Sonata form
I – Sonata form0:14–12:22

A slow in G minor leads into the . The is dramatic but lyrical and is punctuated by a forceful piano . After a , the more subdued enters and sometimes soars. The piano drives the stormy . Then the starts, the , and the ends with a conclusive flourish.

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II 12:34–18:51
III18:56–24:33
IV Sonata form24:46–34:17

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

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Sergei RachmaninoffChamber musicLate Romantic periodG minorSonata form

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