Solo Sonata For Cello No. 2 (17:37) 1 Solo Intimo (1953-54) 10:13 2 Solo In Scèna (1980) 7:21 Quaerendo Invenietis For Cello And Guitar (1991) "Variations In Search Of A Theme" (10:31) 3 Lento 3:06 4 Allegro Moderato 7:24 Solo Sonata For Cello No. 1 (1951 Rev. 1953) (16:01) 5 Lento Ma Espansivo - Allegro Non Troppo 5:59 6 Tranquillo 5:43 7 Allegro Con Brio - Adagio 4:16 Champuán For Violin And Cello (1992) (11:30) 8 Sostenuto, Molto Affettuoso 2:25 9 Poco Con Moto Affettuoso 1:42 10 Con Moto Sostenuto 1:50 11 Più mosso 1:30 12 Andantino Leggiero, Un Poco Rubato 2:08 13 Presto Frenético 1:50 14 Late Summer Elegy For Cello Solo (1991) 3:34

Per Nørgård composed his first solo cello sonata between the ages of 19 and 21. His seriousness, sensitivity, and strong personality were clearly present early on. The first movement’s brooding lyricism never turns on itself, while the microtonal gestures are expressively discreet and anything but gimmicky. The Allegro con brio finale is like a fragmented or interrupted gigue, where sudden double stops and pizzicato chords seemingly challenge the music’s dance-like profile.

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