Fauré - Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109 (1917) Analysis below ↓ MVT I EXPOSITION 00:00 - Theme 1 00:48 - Theme 2 DEVELOPMENT 01:32 - Beginning of the development section 01:50 - Fragments of T1 and the motif introduced at 00:19 02:22 - F# minor RECAPITULATION 02:38 - T1 02:54 - A new theme (similar to T2) in G minor is introduced by the cello. T1 in the piano 03:17 - Now in played by the piano in C minor 03:32 - T2 04:19 - CODA using T1 MVT II 05:16 - Theme 1 05:53 - Theme 2 07:45 - T1 08:30 - T2 09:33 - T1 10:03 - T2 played canonically 10:22 - The dotted rhythm from T1 is played in the piano 10:47 - T2 MVT III EXPOSITION 12:14 - Theme A 13:00 - Transition theme 13:19 - Theme B DEVELOPMENT 13:35 - Theme A 13:51 - Theme C, played canonically RECAPITULATION 14:33 - Theme A 15:07 - Transition theme 15:26 - Theme B CLOSING SECTION 15:42 - Fragments of A 15:53 - Theme A played as a canon 16:17 - Transition theme 17:04 - Fragments of A Steven Isserlis, cello Pascal Devoyon, piano