Gawro?ski, Wojciech – Sonata Op.22 For Viola And Piano

Description

Sonata op. 22 probably composed at the very end of the nineteenth century, is by any standards worthy of attention. It is of crucial historical signifi cance, as the fi rst known Polish chamber work to use viola and the fi rst cyclical work for viola in the Polish musical literature. The Sonata opens with a dignifi ed polonaise theme, which, together with the intertwining quick triplet second theme, forms the basis for the quite distinct sonata allegro form. The second movement, a gloomy, solemn funeral march in ABA1 form, is followed by a third movement ripe with humour, but mixed with a touch of refl ection, in a quite elaborate sonata-rondo form. Compared to the quite abundant, albeit little known, British and German literature for viola and piano from the turn of the twentieth century this work is an extremely interesting, if rather forgotten, example stopped working, and the performer fi nished playing the work alone. It was then that the idea arose to single out a passage from the closing part of the cello in the fi fth movement of the Suite, beginning with the solo instrument’s cadenza, and recompose it into a separate work: Cadenza. It begins with a simple ostinato motif, which, developing and transforming to a paroxysmal fi nale, creates a form that gives the performer a great deal of freedom and the opportunity to display his or her own inventive_x005Fness and interpretation