Suite for Cello and Piano (Saint-Saëns)
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The Suite for Cello and Piano, Op. 16, was written by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1866. This work is considered the launching point of the composer's career.
Structure[]
The piece is written in the form of a suite with five movements:
- Prélude: Moderato assai
- Sérénade: Andantino
- Scherzo: Allegro grazioso
- Romance: Adagio
- Finale: Allegro con brio
The end of the finale contains a recapitulation of the prelude, typical of a serenade. In fact, the work bears a close resemblance to Antonín Dvořák's String Serenade[original research?].
Orchestrated version[]
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Saint-Saëns' interest in this piece was revived in 1919. Cellist , for whom the Second Cello Concerto was written, encouraged Saint-Saëns to orchestrate this suite of five pieces. However, the composer felt that the Scherzo and Finale were too pianistic to be orchestrated, and eventually came to a decision to replace the two movements with a Gavotte and a Tarantelle, respectively.[citation needed] The Gavotte, originally written in G minor, was transposed into D minor upon orchestration. The Romance already existed in orchestrated form because the composer once took the movement from the original suite and transcribed it for horn, for , though he modified it once again with different orchestration for the suite.[1] The orchestrated version was published by J. Hamelle in 1920.
Recordings[]
Cello and Piano
- (cello) and (piano)
- Christoph Henkel (cello) and Hüseyin Sermet (piano)
- Maria Kliegel (cello) and François-Joël Thiollier (piano)
- (cello) and Leo van Doeselaar (piano)
Cello and Orchestra
- Steven Isserlis (cello) and Christoph Eschenbach conducting the NDR Symphony Orchestra)
- Maria Kliegel (cello) and conducting the Bournemouth Sinfonietta
- Mischa Maisky (cello) and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
- Christine Walevska (cello) and Eliahu Inbal conducting the Orchestra National de Monte-Carlo)
- Johannes Moser (cello) and Fabrice Bollon conducting the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Saint-Saëns, Camille, The Complete Shorter Works for Cello and Piano ed. Isserlis. An introduction by Sabina Teller Ratner, 2.
External links[]
- Cello Suite, Op. 16: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Suites (music)
- Compositions for cello and piano
- Chamber music by Camille Saint-Saëns
- 1866 compositions