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Sonata for Violoncello and Piano
in homage to Claude Debussy
year
1986
duration
13 minutes
première
March 13, 1988, New York City, Maxine Neuman, cello, Joan Stein, piano
recording
Available on demo CD
movements
- Poco lento – tempo giusto
- Elegia
- Allegro
- Con piena voce
program notes
“[The piece] was directly inspired by a recorded performance of the Debussy Sonata by Benjamin Britten and Mstislav Rostropovich, which I felt penetrated the music in new and wonderful ways. My musical language is very different from Debussy’s, but I sought to capture some of the textures and momentum of his sonata. The careful listener will find a brief quotation in the first movement.”
–Vivian Fine, note to the score
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