would organize into sonatas later in his life. As he grew older, his family
moved to Paris because of the Russian Revolution and encouraged
Alexandre to travel. During his travels, he visited China and Japan in
addition to marrying Chinese pianist Lee Hsien Ming. The couple lived in
Paris for a short period of time and then moved to New York. While in
Paris, Tcherepnin composed his Suite for Solo Cello in 1946. It is filled
with Chinese influences including the use of the pentatonic scale.
ADAGIO FOR CELLO AND PIANO
This work is one of Kodaly's earliest and was written in 1905. During
this year, Kodaly went on many trips throughout Hungary to collect the
folk songs that he used in many of his later works. However, Kodaly
was greatly influenced by Brahms while writing the Adagio. The long,
luscious Hungarian melodies that make up this piece are very different
than those of Kodaly's later works.
CELLO SONATA NO. 2 IN F MAJOR, OP. 99
The F Major Cello Sonata was composed for Robert Hausmann who
was a close friend of Brahms and a cellist of the great Joachim String
Quartet. Hausmann was a prototypical performer for Brahms and
inspired Brahms' cello writing over the last decade of his career. In 1887
his career and life were coming to an end, but Brahms was still
perceived as very progressive with the music he was writing. That is
evident in the harmonic progressions found in the Adagio affecttuoso,
which is rooted in F-sharp minor, a half step above the key of the first
movement. The second movement is based in an ABA format with a
beautiful lullaby interrupted by a mysterious, wandering section that is
concluded with the lullaby again. The next movement is a fiery scherzo
that goes back to Brahms' Hungarian dances. The trio section has a long
extended melody that preserves the harmonic progressiveness found in
the second movement.
STETSON
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STETSON UNIVERSITY
School of Music
SENIOR RECITAL
Ariel Arthur, violoncello
Studio of David Bjella
In collaboration with Kosumo Morishita, piano
Sunday, April 27,2014 | 1:00 p.m.
Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall
