Francis Poulenc
Sonate
for cello and piano
Francis Poulenc
Sonate
for cello and piano
- Instrumentation Cello and Piano
- Composer Francis Poulenc
- Series Alphonse Leduc Collection
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Piano Score and Part(s)
- Publisher Alphonse Leduc
- Order no. AL30989
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Description:
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) tackled nearly every musical genre and left a body of works that is typically French, in which gaiety, cheekiness and spontaneity rub shoulders with melancholy, tenderness and seriousness.
>Sketched out at the home of his friend Marthe Bosredon in 1940, at the request of famed cellist Pierre Fournier, his Sonate for cello and piano matches the piano’s ardent flights of fancy with the rich textures of the cello. This work achieved only a mild success at its premiere at the Salle Gaveau in Paris on May 18, 1949, with Pierre Fournier on cello and the composer at the piano. However, as time went on, it found its place in the repertoire (and the hearts) of cellists everywhere.
>Sketched out at the home of his friend Marthe Bosredon in 1940, at the request of famed cellist Pierre Fournier, his Sonate for cello and piano matches the piano’s ardent flights of fancy with the rich textures of the cello. This work achieved only a mild success at its premiere at the Salle Gaveau in Paris on May 18, 1949, with Pierre Fournier on cello and the composer at the piano. However, as time went on, it found its place in the repertoire (and the hearts) of cellists everywhere.