Sonata for Violin and Cello (Ravel) explained

The Sonata for Violin and Cello (French: Sonate pour violon et violoncelle) is a composition written by Maurice Ravel from 1920 to 1922. He dedicated it to Claude Debussy, who had died in 1918.^[1] It premiered on 6 April 1922 with Hélène Jourdan-Morhange playing the violin and Maurice Maréchal the cello. It is in the key of A minor, with the fourth movement in the relative major key of C. It is M. 73 in the catalogue compiled by Marcel Marnat.

Structure

The work consists of four movements:

External links

• • Web site: Maurice Ravel: Sonata for violin and cello performed by Benjamin Bowman & Franz Ortner. Michel Camille (YouTube). 2012-09-24.
• Baer. Susan Irene. The Virtuoso Violin Works of Maurice Ravel: An Analysis of Structural, Technical and Interpretive Features. Texas Tech University. 1992. Phd.
• Web site: Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello. Henken. John. LA Philharmonic.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sonata for violin & cello. 23 March 2014. AllMusic. Meredith. Gailey.