Cello Sonata No. 2 (Ries) - Misplaced Pages

Ferdinand Ries composed his Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 20 in 1808, along with the A major, Op. 21 sonata while resident in Paris. However it was not until 1810 that the two works were published by Simrock with dedications to the cellist Bernhard Romberg.

Structure

The sonata is in three movements:

Allegro con brio
Adagio -
Polonaise: Allegretto moderato

Cole Tutino, in their thesis, notes that, while the dedication states that this sonata and the Op. 21 sonata published with it were both "...written for and dedicated to Berhard Romberg..." and thus that Ries probably expected Romberg to take them into his repertoire, the sonata was not written as a virtuoso showpiece, but rather a work incorporating playing techniques favored by Romberg that could be played by skilled amateurs, a fact pointed out in a review of the two sonatas published in the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung, shortly after they were published.

Tutino further speculates that Ries's incorporation of a polonaise movement in the sonata may have been inspired by Beethoven's use of a polonaise in his Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56.

References

Notes

Hill 1977, p. 18
Tutino 2016, p. 14
Tutino 2016, pp. 14–23
Tutino 2016, p. 23

Sources

Hill, Cecil (1977). Ferdinand Ries: A Thematic Catalogue. Armidale, NSW: University of New England. ISBN 0-85834-156-5. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
Hill, Cecil (1982). "Ferdinand Ries. A Study and Addenda". Occasional Paper. Armidale, NSW: University of New England. ISSN 0314-5999. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
Rummel, Martin (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.

External links

Cello Sonata in C major, Op.20: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

v t e Duo sonatas by Ferdinand Ries
Violin	Violin Sonatas, Op. 3, Nºs. 1-2 Violin Sonatas, Op. 8, 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 Flute Sonata in E-flat major, 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

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