Cello Sonata No. 1 (Ries)

Ferdinand Ries composed his Cello Sonata in C minor, WoO. 2 in 1799, when he was 17 years old. While the work remained unpublished and does not appear to have been performed in public during the composers lifetime, it is one of the composers earliest surviving compositions, predating his period of study with Beethoven and is the first of four cello sonatas he composed during his life.^[1]

There are two copies of the manuscript extant, the first is the composers autograph, held by the Berlin State Library, the second is a copy in an unknown hand held by the Royal College of Music.^[2]^[3]

Structure[]

The sonata is structured in three movements:

Grave-Allegro
Adagio
Finale: Prestissimo

Cole Tutino, in his thesis notes that while written before Ries studied with Beethoven, the older composers influence clearly shows both in the piano writing and in the structure of the sonata which shows signs of being modeled on elements drawn from several of Beethoven's piano sonatas, most notably the Pathétique Sonata, Op. 13, published the same year that Ries composed this sonata.^[4] Tutino also notes that while in many ways the piano part is more technically challenging than the cello part, the work is nonetheless written as a true duo sonata.^[5]

References[]

Notes

^ Tutino 2016, p. 4
^ Hill 1977, p. 196
^ Tutino 2016, p. 6
^ Tutino 2016, p. 8-11
^ Tutino 2016, p. 9

Sources

Hill, Cecil (1977). Ferdinand Ries: A Thematic Catalogue. Armidale, NSW: University of New England. ISBN 0-85834-156-5.
Hill, Cecil (1982). Ferdinand Ries. A Study and Addenda. Armidale, NSW: University of New England. ISSN 0314-5999.
Rummel, Martin; Tutino, Cole (2018). Ries, F.: Cello Works (Complete), Vol. 1 - Cello Sonatas, Opp. 20, 21, 125 (CD). Naxos. 8.573726.
Tutino, Cole (2016). The Cello Works of Ferdinand Ries (PDF) (D. Mus). Indiana University.

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[1] Tutino 2016, p. 4

[2] Hill 1977, p. 196

[3] Tutino 2016, p. 6

[4] Tutino 2016, p. 8-11

[5] Tutino 2016, p. 9

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v t Duo sonatas by Ferdinand Ries
Violin	Violin Sonatas, Op. 3, Nºs. 1-2 , Nºs. 1-2 Violin Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 10 Violin Sonatas, Op. 16, Nºs. 1-3 Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18 Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 19 Violin Sonatas, Op. 30, Nºs. 1-3 Violin Sonatas, Op. 38, Nºs. 1-3 Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 69 Violin Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 71 Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 83 Violin Sonatas, Op. 86, Nºs. 1-3 Variations for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op. 111 Violin Sonata in A-flat major, WoO. 5 Violin Sonata in E-flat major, WoO. 7 (fragmentary work)
Viola	Variations for Viola and Piano in A minor, WoO. 3
Cello	Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 20 Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 21 Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 125 Cello Sonata in C minor, WoO. 2
Clarinet	Clarinet Sonata in G minor, Op. 29
Horn	Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 34
Flute	Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 48 Flute Sonatas, Op. 76, Nºs. 1-2 Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 87 , Op. 169
Harp	Introduction and Rondo for Harp and Piano in B-flat major, Op. 57 Polonaise for Harp and Piano in B-flat major, op. 79