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Piano accompaniment backing tracks
Britten wrote his cello sonata in 1961 at the request of Mstislav Rostropovich. The work is in 5 movements and the full sonata has a duration of 20 minutes. The fifth movement in particular requires tremendous virtuosity and coordination from both players.
These piano accompaniment tracks help make practising more effective and enjoyable! They are recorded by a professional accompanist and can help you keep in tune and in time, as you listen to the piano part for this work. Please scroll down for samples and details of each movement.
3 click-beats at beginning to set pulse before cello enters.No repeat
3 click-beats used at beginning to set pulse. Cello enters just after 3rd click
This practice version slows down the quicker sections of the 'performance' track above, by around 15-20%. It is included for free with that version if selected.
4 click-beats at beginning to set pulse, cello enters on 4th beat\n
2 click-beats set pulse at beginning, cello enters just after second of these beats. Then click-beats indicate the start of bars 1 and 2
Massenet: Meditation from 'Thais'
Saint-Saens: The Swan
Rachmaninov: Vocalise Op.34 No.14 in E
Elgar: Salut d'Amour
Faure: Sicilienne, Op.78
Franck: Violin Sonata
Faure: Elegie for Cello
Monti: Czardas
Poulenc: Flute Sonata
Williams: Theme from 'Schindler's List'
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata D.821
Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op.73
Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro (in style of Pugnani)
Brahms: Clarinet (Viola) Sonata No.1