Analysis Of Richard Strauss F Major Violincello And Piano Sonata (Op.6)

Richard Strauss is undoubtedly an outstanding German music master,his musical talent is brilliant,and his unique creating style is amazing.His works were very popular from the end of the 19 th century to the beginning of the 20 th century,and are recognized as classics of German and Austrian music.From the perspective of performance,this paper discusses Richard Strauss’ s early representative work “Sonata in F major Op.6 for Violincello and Piano”,which is also his only cello sonata.The full text is divided into four chapters.First,it elaborates Richard Strauss’ s life course,work content,creation process and his work background,which provides the basis for explaining the connotation of the work;Secondly,the form of the three movements of the work is objectively discussed through the analysis of musical forms;Then from the perspective of self performance,it analyzes the performance style and technical points of the work;Finally,four versions with important influence and representativeness are selected,that is,Piagegorsky version,Rostropovich version,Yo-Yo Ma version and Maisky version.Combined with the performer’s own background and performance style,the charm of different interpretation methods,as well as the artistry and philosophy expressed in this work are analyzed.The full text always stands at the performer’s point of view,trying to condense the research value and performance value of the work through the combination of theory and practice,rationality and sensibility,and provide reference for other performers to understand and play the work.