Tansman Works for Cello and Piano
To the general amazement of musical circles, Aleksander Tansman, a citizen of Lódz, a young student of law, and a student of Piotr Rytel and Henryk Melcer swept all three prizes (the Grand Prix and two honorable mentions) at the first Warsaw composition competition, organized in independent Poland in 1919. Owing to this spectacular success, he then organized his first composition concert in Lódz and Warsaw. During the concert held on the 27th of February 1919 in Lódz, he performed together with Eli Kochanski his first three compositions for cello and piano, including Sonata No.1 (Allegro, Adagio, Fugue), written in 1918. The manuscripts later went missing; however, the fact that they once existed and the record of favorable critical reviews after the concert proves the young composer's interest in the cello as a solo instrument.
Track Listing:
1 Deux pieces pour violoncelle et piano_I Melodie Lento
2 Deux pieces pour violoncelle et piano_II Capriccio Molto vivo
3 Sonate No. 2 pour violoncelle et piano_ I Allegro moderato
4 II Largo
5 III Scherzo Allegro grazioso
6 Fantaisie pour violoncelle avec orchestre ou piano_Moderato - Molto vivace
7 Partita pour violoncelle et piano_I Pre´ambule, Interlude et Toccata Lento
8 II Dialogue et Aria Andante sostenuto - Molto piu lento sostenuto - tempo primo
9 III Divertimento Allegro
10 IV Interlude Andante cantabile - Tranquillo
11 V Cadence et Fugue Largo improvisando - Allegro deciso
12 Quatre pieces faciles pour violoncelle et piano_ I Cavatine Moderato
13 II Sicilienne Andante grazioso
14 III Rondine Allegro ma non troppo
15 IV Serenade Allegretto