Gunnar de Frumerie (1908-1987)

Sonata no. 2

opus 42

Print

1. Con moto moderato - Animato - Tempo I - poco più vivo - L'istesso tempo - Poco più mosso - Tranquillo
2. Andante - Var. I - Var. II - Var. III poco avanti - Var. IV L'istesso tempo - Var. V Poco più mosso - Var. VI L'istesso tempo - Var. VII Tempo I - Var. VIII Adagio - Tempo di marcia - Allegro scherzando - Tranquillo
3. Allegretto - Animando poco a poco - sempre animando - più animando - Animato - Sostenuto - Tempo I

  • Year of composition: 1949, revised in 1983
  • Work category: Cello and piano
  • First performed: May 1950, Fylkingen, Stockholm, Gustav Gröndahl, cello, Gunnar de Frumerie, piano
  • Duration: 28 min
  • Detailed duration: Rondin-Forsberg: 28'04' (1: 9'01''; 2: 12'25''; 3: 6'26'')'

Examples of printed editions

Svensk Musik

Description of work

1. Con moto moderato F major 4/4 (C), 35 bars, D major, 23 bars, Animato, 2 bars, 2/4, 1 bar, 3/4, 4 bars, Tempo I 4/4 (C), 6 bars, poco più vivo C major, 5 bars, 5/4, 1 bar, 4/4 (C), 3 bars, 5/4, 1 bar, 4/4 (C), 1 bar, 3/4, 1 bar, 4/4 (C), 3 bars, 5/4, 1 bar, 4/4 (C), 1 bar, L'istesso tempo, 28 bars, 3/4, 1 bar, 2/4, 1 bar, 4/4 (C), 9 bars, Poco più mosso, 1 bar, 5/8, 1 bar, 4/4 (C), 1 bar, 5/8, 1 bar, 3/8, 1 bar, 5/8, 1 bar, 3/8, 1 bar, 3/4, 1 bar, 4/4 (C), 1 bar, 4/8, 1 bar, 5/8, 1 bar, 4/8, 1 bar, 5/8, 1 bar, 6/8, 8 bars, Tranquillo 4/4 (C), 17 bars, in total 165 bars
2. Andante F major alla breve (2/2), 9 bars, Var. I, 9 bars, 3/4, 1 bar, Var. II alla breve (2/2), 8 bars, 5/4, 1 bar, Var. III poco avanti, alla breve (2/2), 7 bars, Var. IV L'istesso tempo, 5 bars, Var. V Poco più mosso B-flat minor, 6 bars, 3/2, 1 bar, Var. VI L'istesso tempo F major 3/4, 16 bars [piano solo], Var. VII Tempo I B-flat minor alla breve (2/2), 44 bars, Var. VIII Adagio 3/4, 7 bars, F major, 8 bars, 4/4 (C), 1 bar, 3/4, 7 bars, Tempo di marcia G-sharp minor [5 bars, it would nevertheless be easy to hear the key as being C-sharp!] alla breve (2/2), 12 bars, E minor, 6 bars, C minor, 4 bars, C major, 8 bars, 3/2, 2 bars, 2/2, 2 bars, Allegro scherzando D minor 6/8, 11 bars, 3/8, 1 bar, 6/8, 24 bars, B minor, 5 bars, 3/8, 1 bar, 6/8, 2 bars, A minor, 5 bars, 3/8, 1 bar, 6/8, 44 bars, 3/8, 1 bar, 6/8, 5 bars, D minor, 2 bars, 3/8, 1 bar, 6/8, 2 bars, 3/8, 1 bar, 6/8, 3 bars, 2/8, 1 bar, 6/8, 1 bar, 3/8, 1 bar, 6/8, 2 bars, 4/8, 2 bars, 6/8, 6 bars, 12/8, 1 bar, Tranquillo F major alla breve (2/2), 24 bars, in total 311 bars
3. Allegretto G minor 6/8, 37 bars, F minor, 10 bars, 5/8, 1 bar, 6/8, 17 bars, F-sharp minor, 10 bars, Animando poco a poco A minor, 6 bars, sempre animando C minor, 8 bars, più animando, 4 bars, Animato 3/4, 2 bars, C major, 3 bars, Sostenuto 4/4 (C), 2 bars, 6/4, 1 bar, 4/4 (C), 1 bar, Tempo I G minor 6/8, 6 bars, F minor, 12 bars, A minor, 5 bars, F minor, 3 bars, 5/8, 1 bar, 7/8, 1 bar, 6/8, 32 bars, in total 162 bars