Debussy, Sonata for Cello and Piano Urtext (Peters)
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Debussy’s Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano is a compact yet richly expressive masterpiece of 20th-century chamber music. This Edition Peters Urtext, edited by Josef Schwab, presents Debussy’s three contrasting movements—Prologue, Sérénade and Finale—in a carefully prepared edition ideal for advanced study, recital and professional performance.
Debussy, Sonata for Cello and Piano Urtext (Peters)
Refined, concise and full of constantly shifting colour, Claude Debussy’s Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano is a landmark of early 20th-century chamber music. Composed in 1915, the sonata unfolds in three connected movements—Prologue, Sérénade and Finale—and explores an unusually broad range of cello sonorities, from lyrical melodic writing to pizzicato, incisive articulation and rapid changes of mood. Josef Schwab edited this Urtext edition from Edition Peters, and it was first issued in 1969. Published as EP 9122, it provides performers with a carefully prepared text for studying one of Debussy’s most distinctive chamber works.
Key Features:
Composed by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano
For cello and piano
Composed in 1915
Urtext edition
Edited by Josef Schwab
Three movements: Prologue, Sérénade and Finale
Published by Edition Peters
Catalogue No. EP 9122
Peters plate No. E.P. 12370
Peters edition first published in 1969
Advanced 20th-century cello repertoire
Musical Benefits:
Develops sophisticated tone colour and dynamic control
Refines pizzicato, articulation and varied bowing techniques
Strengthens rhythmic precision and rapid changes of character
Encourages advanced ensemble communication between cello and piano
Debussy’s Nocturne et Scherzo is a fascinating early work for cello and piano, composed in 1882 when Debussy was nineteen. Contrasting animated Scherzo writing with a lyrical, nocturne-like central character, the piece already hints at the composer’s sensitivity to colour and atmosphere. This Faber Music edition was prepared from the surviving manuscript by Neil Heyde and first published in 1995.
Key Features:
•For cello and piano
•Composed by Claude Debussy
•Written in 1882
•Edited by Neil Heyde
•Published by Faber Music
•Catalogue No. 0571515118
•ISBN 978-0-571-51511-0
•16 pages
•Contrasts lively Scherzo writing with lyrical, cantabile expression
Debussy’s Cello Sonata in D Minor is a landmark 20th-century work combining atmospheric lyricism, rhythmic vitality and imaginative cello writing. This Henle Urtext edition is edited by Ernst-Günter Heinemann, with cello fingering and bowing by Reiner Ginzel, and uniquely provides both marked and unmarked cello parts, allowing performers to work either with practical performance guidance or directly from the Urtext.
Debussy’s Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano is a landmark of early 20th-century chamber music, composed in 1915 and published by Durand. Across its three connected movements—Prologue, Sérénade and Final—Debussy explores an exceptional range of cello colours, articulations and expressive effects, creating challenging and rewarding repertoire for advanced performers.
