TITLE: SONATA FOR VIOLONCELLO AND PIANO IN D MAJORINCOMPLETE
COMPOSER / AUTHOR: SAINT-SAËNS, CAMILLE

INSTRUMENTATION OF THE WORK: VIOLONCELLO, PIANO
DETAILED INSTRUMENTATION: VIOLONCELLO, PIANO
VOLUME / SERIES: BÄRENREITER URTEXT
EDITOR: HERLIN, DENIS
FOREWORD / INTRODUCTION: HERLIN, DENIS
PRODUCT FORMAT: PERFORMANCE SCORE, PART, URTEXT EDITION
INSTRUMENTATION: VIOLONCELLO, PIANO
COMMENTS ON THE EDITION: FIRST EDITION
LANGUAGE(S) OF TEXT: FRENCH, ENGLISH, GERMAN
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY (D): 6
PUBLISHER: BÄRENREITER
BINDING: STAPLED
PRINT RUN: 1ST PRINTING 2017

DESCRIPTION:
-THIS FIRST PUBLICATION OF THE SONATA IN D MAJOR IS BASED ON BÄRENREITER’S CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS OEUVRES INSTRUMENTALES COMPLÈTES. ALTHOUGH WE KNOW FROM CORRESPONDENCE THAT TWO COMPLETE AUTOGRAPHS EXISTED, ONLY AN INCOMPLETE AUTOGRAPH SOURCE CONTAINING THE 1ST MOVEMENT AND PART OF THE 2ND MOVEMENT, WHICH BREAKS OFF, HAVE COME DOWN TO US. IN HIS FINAL WORK FOR VIOLONCELLO SAINT-SAËNS JUXTAPOSES HIGHLY RHYTHMICAL EPISODES WITH MORE POETIC ONES. THESE CONTRASTS ARE REINFORCED BY BOLD SHIFTS OF HARMONIC COLORING AND A HIGHLY INVENTIVE THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT.

-THESE MOVEMENTS ARE DESTINED TO BECOME STANDARDS FOR CELLISTS.