Sergei Rachmaninov - Cello Sonata in G minor

Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninov

 (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873^{[nb 2]} – 28 March 1943) was a Russian pianist, composer, and conductor of the late-Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular in the classical repertoire. He is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century.

Cello Sonata   in G minor, Op. 19

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Sergei Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19, a sonata for cello and piano, was completed in November 1901^[1] and published a year later.

Rachmaninoff disliked calling it a cello sonata because he thought the two instruments were equal.^[2] Because of this, it is often referred to as Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano. Most of the themes are introduced by the piano, while they are embellished and expanded in the cello's part.^[3]

He dedicated it to Anatoliy Brandukov, who gave the first performance in Moscow^[4] with the composer at the piano, on 2 December 1901. Rachmaninoff seems to have made some last-minute alterations after the premiere, as he wrote the date "12 December 1901" on the score.^[1] The sonata was overshadowed by the huge success of his Piano Concerto No. 2, which premiered on 27 October 1901.

As typical of sonatas in the Romantic period, it has four movements:

1. Lento – Allegro moderato (G minor)
2. Allegro scherzando (C minor)
3. Andante (E flat major)
4. Allegro mosso (G major)

The work takes approximately 30 minutes to perform.[영어위키]

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The sonata was overshadowed by the huge success of his Piano Concerto No. 2, which premiered on

27 October 1901. Nonetheless, the Sonata is considered one of the most important works for cello in the 20th century. In this sonata he clearly explores the possibilities of the cello. The complex piano part is remarkable, because it has by no means the character of a simple piano accompaniment. Still, the contribution of the cello and the piano are actually expertly balanced and generally well alternated, though sometimes the emphasis seems to lie at the piano, especially if the pianist plays too loud. Perhaps this is the cause of the sonata being somewhat underperformed, cellists may fear to be 'overwhelmed' by the piano part.[유튜브]