Ligeti: Cello Sonata

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nicolas_Altstaedt
gptkbp:character expressive and dynamic
gptkbp:composer gptkb:György_Ligeti
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in 20th-century cello repertoire
gptkbp:dedication to the cellist Gaspar Cassadó
gptkbp:duration approximately 15 minutes
gptkbp:form sonata form
gptkbp:genre gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:European_avant-garde
gptkb:Hungarian_folk_music
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Stravinsky
gptkb:Bartók
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:musician
gptkbp:is_a_venue_for concert halls worldwide
gptkbp:key D minor
gptkbp:legacy influenced contemporary composers
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Adagio
three
Allegro molto
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Anssi_Karttunen
gptkb:David_Geringas
gptkb:Alfredo_Piatti
gptkb:Rafael_Wallfisch
gptkb:Luca_Pisaroni
gptkb:Paul_Watkins
gptkb:Mstislav_Rostropovich
gptkb:Daniel_Müller-Schott
gptkb:Gautier_Capuçon
gptkb:Natalie_Clein
gptkb:Tanja_Tetzlaff
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Alisa_Weilerstein
gptkb:Yo-Yo_Ma
gptkb:Mischa_Maisky
gptkb:Steven_Isserlis
gptkb:Jacqueline_du_Pré
multiple recordings available
gptkbp:performance requires advanced technique
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:1949
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Universal_Edition
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Ligeti:_Lux_Aeterna
gptkb:Ligeti:_Atmosphères
gptkb:Ligeti:_Piano_Etudes
gptkb:Ligeti:_Sonata_for_Solo_Cello
gptkb:Ligeti:_String_Quartet_No._1
gptkbp:style modern classical
gptkbp:technique extended techniques
gptkbp:year_composed 1948