| Cello Sonata | |
|---|---|
| by John Foulds | |
| Opus | 6 |
| Composed | 1905, revised 1927 |
| Performed | 1931, Berlin |
| Published | 1927, Paris |
| Movements | 3 |
John Foulds composed his Cello Sonata, Op. 6, in 1905, and revised it in 1927 while living in Paris where it was first published. The premiere was played in Berlin in 1931 by Eva Heinitz and an unknown pianist. The cello sonata features advanced and original techniques, such as quarter-tones, but it is not certain that they already appeared in the early version. Calum MacDonald described the sonata as powerful and original, and rated it as "one of the finest, if not the finest Cello Sonata by an English composer".[1]