Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 40

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sonata_for_Bass_and_Piano,_Op._43
gptkb:Shostakovich_chamber_music
gptkbp:characteristics complex harmonies
emotional depth
rhythmic diversity
lyrical melodies
contrasting themes
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in cello repertoire
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the victims of the 1934 Leningrad flood
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:genre gptkb:orchestra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 40
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Ludwig_van_Beethoven
gptkb:Aram_Khachaturian
gptkb:Sergei_Prokofiev
gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
Soviet music traditions
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Lento
gptkb:3
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:musician
gptkbp:notable_recordings Mischa Maisky and Martha Argerich
Steven Isserlis and Robert Levin
Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax
gptkbp:premiere_date 1934
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra
gptkb:Vienna_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Piano_Sonata_No._2
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._8
gptkb:Violin_Sonata_No._1
gptkb:Cello_Concerto_No._1
gptkb:Piano_Trio_No._2
gptkbp:style modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed 1934