Cello Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 1 No. 1
- Instrumentation
- Cello, Piano
- Composed
- 1895
- Duration
- 35'
- Publisher
- Boosey & Hawkes (Kashperova Edition, ed. Graham Griffiths, 2021); first edition self-published, St Petersburg
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About this piece
The first of the two large-scale cello sonatas Kashperova wrote just after graduating from the St Petersburg Conservatory, in four movements (Allegro moderato, Scherzo: Allegretto vivace, Andante, Rondo: Allegro) lasting about 35 minutes. Both sonatas are dedicated to Aleksandr Verzhbilovich, principal cellist of the Mariinsky Orchestra, who later performed her music with her. Kashperova published them herself in St Petersburg, and after a century of neglect they reappeared in Boosey & Hawkes's Kashperova Edition (2021), edited by Graham Griffiths. The writing is expansive and Romantic, with a demanding piano part that reflects Kashperova's own career as a virtuoso pianist.
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