Vivian Fine

 

Compositions

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Sonata for Violoncello and Piano
in homage to Claude Debussy


year

1986


duration

13 minutes


première

March 13, 1988, New York City, Maxine Neuman, cello, Joan Stein, piano


recording

Available on demo CD


movements
  1. Poco lento – tempo giusto
  2. Elegia
  3. Allegro
  4. Con piena voce

program notes

“[The piece] was directly inspired by a recorded performance of the Debussy Sonata by Benjamin Britten and Mstislav Rostropovich, which I felt penetrated the music in new and wonderful ways. My musical language is very different from Debussy’s, but I sought to capture some of the textures and momentum of his sonata. The careful listener will find a brief quotation in the first movement.”

–Vivian Fine, note to the score


audio files

first movement

second movement

third and fourth movement