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Hidden gems in classical music repertoire - cello

Cello: Overlooked Repertoire

Amy Beach:

Berceuse for Cello and Piano from 3 Compositions, Op.40 (1917)  3:43 min
https://www.hildegard.com/product/five-pieces-for-cello-and-piano-beach/: transcribed by Beach for the cello : Paper score to purchase
Dreaming, from Four Sketches for Piano, OP. 15, No.3 (1892), Beach Arr.

https://shop.wophil.org/product/two-pieces-for-violoncello-piano-organ/ : Paper score to purchase

Mel Bonis:

Cello Sonata in F Major, Op.67 (1905)   14:24 min

Henriette Bosmans:

Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Minor (1919)  23:57 min

Lili Boulanger:

Nocturne for Cello and Piano  (1911)  2:56 min -orig. for violin and piano
https://musescore.com/user/661581/scores/5961634: online score for violin and piano
source not yet found for transposed for cello version

Nadia Boulanger:

Three Pieces for Cello and Piano (1914-15)   8:45 min

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor:

Three Silhouettes /Variations in B Minor, Op.38 for Cello and Piano  (1905, pub 1918)     13 min  *

Louise Farrenc:

Cello Sonata in B Flat Major, Op.46 (1859)  25:00 Min

Marie Clemence de Grandval:

Three Pieces for Cello and Piano  (1882)   12:24 min

Marie Jaell:

Sonata in A Minor for Cello and Piano (1881/1886) 10:40 min
(Manuscript rediscovered in French university basement, 2009)

Leokadiya Kashparova:

Sonata in G Major for Cello and Piano, Op.1 No.1 (c1896) 40:58 min
Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op.1 No.2 (1896) 32:17 min

Luise Adolpha Le Beau:

Sonata in D Major for Cello and Piano, Op.17 (1878, pub. 1883) 17:08 min
Romanze for Cello and Piano in E Major, Op. 24 No.1 (1881)   4:34 min
score for Violin and Piano:
source not yet found for transposed cello version

Helene Liebmann:

Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op.11, B Flat Major (1806) 24 min

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel:

Fantasia in G Minor for Cello and Piano. H.238  (1829)  7:15 min
https://henselpushers.org/h-numbers/h238: Free PDF download of paper copy

Dora Pejacevic:

Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op.35 (1913) 29 min

Florence Price:

Adoration for Cello and Piano (1951) 2:48 min           

 

 

Clara Schumann:

Three Romances for violin and piano Op. 22.   Transp. for cello
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V4iXWbg94E
https://www.johnsonstring.com/cgi-bin/music/scripts/violin-viola-cello-music.cgi?itemno=CEPRICADORATSCH : Paper score to purchase

Ethel Smyth:

Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op.5  (1887)  20:32 min

Rita Strohl:

Maria Szymanowska:

Last revised May 2024:

Clarinet: Overlooked Repertoire

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor:

Clarinet Quintet in F Sharp Minor, Op. 10 (1895) 27:31 min

 

 

Louise Farrenc:

Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in E Flat Major, Op.44 (1856) 25 min
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 

Augusta Holmes:

Fantasie in C Minor for Clarinet and Piano (1900) 7:75 min
 
 
 

Ulysses Kay:

Sonata for Bassoon and Clarinet (1941) 5:06 min
 
 

Zenobia Powell Perry:

Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano (1963) 11 min
 
 
 

Caroline Schleicher-Kramer:

Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano (1825) 11 min  T
 
 
 

Alice Mary Smith:

Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra in D Major (c1870) 7:05 min
 
Clarinet Sonata in A Major (1870)   24 min
 
 
 

 

Marie Elisabeth Von Sachsen-Meiningen:

Romanze for Clarinet and Piano (1892) 6:32 min
 
 

 

 

Germaine Tailleferre:

Arabesque for Clarinet and Piano (1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBMSfw8a4Nw&t=9s 3 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1tnzcXPWbI&t=41s  3 min
https://www.clarinetallmusic.com/products/tailleferre-arabesque-clarinet-piano-lemoine:
Paper score to purchase

 

Links Checked: Jan.19, 2025

Flute: Overlooked Repertoire

Anna Amalia of Prussia, Princess:

Sonata in F major for Flute and Basso Continuo (1771) 11 min

Claude Arrieu (Louise-Marie Simon):

Sonatine for Flute and Piano (1943) 7:49 min

Leopoldine Blahetka:

Variations for Flute and Piano, Op.39  (1835)   8:43 min


Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de St. Georges)

Sonata for Harp and Flute in E Flat Major   11:52 min


Anna Bon:

Flute Sonata in D major, Op.1 No.4 (1756)  9:25 mi
Flute Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No.1 (1756) 10:50 min
Flute  Trio (Sonata)  for 2 Flutes and Continuo in C Major,  Op. 3 No. 5   (1759) 9:44 min T
https://www.flute4u.com/Bon-A-Six-Divertimenti-op.-III.html: Paper score volume (with all six sonata  trio/divertimenti pieces)  to purchase


Melanie Bonis:

Sonata for Flute and Piano  in C Sharp Minor, Op.64 (1904) 18:44 min

 

Lily Boulanger:

D'un matin de printemps for Flute (Orig. Violin) and Piano (1917)  5 min
https://www.earsense.org/chamber-music/Lili-Boulanger-Dun-matin-de-printemps/
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/d-un-matin-de-printemps-for-violin-or-flute-and-piano-21555190.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&d=sem_ggl_%7Bcampaign_id%7D_&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_wVVlOzAnZHBtW0yKNxJpnQa78B&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI27vl6eGHiQMVJtPCBB3sDDdVEAQYAiABEgLEPPD_BwE:
Paper score to purchase

Deux Morceaux -Nocturne and Courtege:
for Flute and Piano (1911/1914)   4:38 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImzmDL59rvg
https://juilliardstore.com/products/boulanger-deux-morceaux-nocturne-and-cortege:
Paper score to purchase

Cecile Chaminade:

Concertino for Flute and Piano, Op 107 (1902) 7:03 min
Pastorale Enfantine Op.12 (1898)  2:23 min
Sérénade aux étoiles for Flute and Piano Op.142 (1898, 1911?)  4:38  min

Hedwige Chretien:

Serenade for Flute, Oboe and Piano (1920)    5:13 min
Have not found score

Madeline Dring:

Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano (1968) 11 min

Louise Farrenc:

Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, Op.45 (1856) 22:14 min

Germaine Tailleferre:

Pastorale for Flute and Piano (1942) 4:01 min

E. Carrapatoso - Le Tombeau:

(1962)  6:29 min
Score not yet found

Wilhelmine Von Bayreuth:

Flute Sonata in A Minor (c1730) 7:34 min
Links checked : Jan 19, 2025

Guitar: Overlooked Repertoire

Isabel María Luisa Anido (González)  (1907-1996):

(her originals, not arrangements of others’ work). Scores not on imslp for any pieces below:
Aire Norteño    1:11 min/1:22 min
Argentinian Melody w/Accompanying  Sheet Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHu1dTuWK3I   2:38 min
Barcarola (1927) 2:29 min
Danza Espanola No. 5    4:32 min
Impressiones Argentinas, No.1-9 (arr. For 2 guitars)
Impresiones No. 2, Preludio Pampeano

Preludios Nostálgicos: No.1, Lejanía      4:31 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnVFtRfxIR8
https://open.spotify.com/track/0GJtuw0P8sHIteMAHW28oX

Preludios Nostalgios: No. 2, Mar       3:16 min
https://www.prestomusic.com/sheet-music/products/7018526--gris-y-mar-preludios-nostalgicos
Paper copy  to purchase of several pieces  from  her “Nostalgios” suite

 

Rondo: 1:29 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=1JJRnkJqw8s
https://open.spotify.com/track/1hzwmdqkb3XE1PUYF2Mhaq


Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de St.Georges)

Adagio in F Minor for Violin & Guitar (orig. piano) (c1770)     3:57 min
https://soundcloud.com/user-980766329/adagio-in-f-minor-joseph-bologne-le-chevalier-de-st-georges

Emilia Giuliani Guglielmi:

Guitar Prelude, Op.46, No.3. (pub.1840)   1:22 min
Belliniana No. 3, Op. 6      10:45 min
Score not yet found

Quinn Mason:

Selected Etudes for Solo Guitar (2012-2017)   4:35 min T, 3 pieces
above link includes the score for each etude

Maria Dolores Nevares de Goni (Madame Knoop): 

L’Alhambra  (c1866)   1:29 min

La Jota Aragonesa   (c1866): 1:42 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0EoukCKjEE
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/guitar-music-by-women-composers-cd-inclus-19808613.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqybhuWjySBZYVI9w-pC-Pb5x_Y3CamqwjZugLHSv-FCF1QLIPm,  p.16-19. Paper copy to purchase.

Catharina Josepha Pelzer as Madame Sydney Pratten (1821-1895):

(taught Queen Victoria’s daughters):
Forgotten     3:27 min

 

Malbrook Fantasy for Guitar: 8:04 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txaC37sDzrw&t=53s
https://imslp.org/wiki/Malbrook_(Pratten%2C_Catharina_Josepha)

Spanish Dance   2:19 min

Ida Presti:

Six Etudes for Guitar (1958)   9:15 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc2idZ9lXz0
https://imslp.org/wiki/6_Études_pour_guitare_(Presti%2C_Ida)

Segovia: for Solo Guitar (1962) 6:56 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liGNAZJz6jo
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/segovia-for-guitar-5211321.html : Paper score to purchase

Links checked: Jan. 19, 2025

Harp: Overlooked Repertoire

Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de St. Georges)

 
 
 

Sophia Dussek:

 
 

 

Henriette Renié:

 
 
 
 
 

Germaine Tailleferre:

Sonata for Harp  (1935)

 

Links checked: Jan 19, 2025

Oboe: Overlooked Repertoire

SEE ALSO: Chamber Music- Adtl Concertos

Anna Amalia, Princess of Prussia:

Sonata (for Oboe and Organ) in F major (1771) 8.5 min
(Orig. flute and continuo)
 
 
 

Madeleine Dring:

Danza Gaya (1965)   2:42 min
Italian Dance  (1960)  2:45 min
Three Piece Suite  for Oboe and Piano(1984) 13:39   min
paper copy to purchase
 
 
 

Marie Clemence de Grandval:

 
Gavotte for Oboe, Cello and Piano (1884)   3:23 min
 
Romanze for Oboe, Cello and Piano (1884)       4:20
The two pieces above-the Gavotte  and the Romanze- are available together and in 2 formats from :
https://www.editionsilvertrust.com/grandval-two-pieces.htm: Paper copy to purchase includes both pieces
 
Trio de Salon for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (c1847) 18:09 min
 
 

Ulysses Kay:

Suite in B Minor for Oboe and Piano (1943)  8:14 min
copy to purchase
 
 
 

William Grant Still:

Incantation and dance for Oboe and Piano (1942) 5:40 min
 
Vignettes for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (1962)   11 min
 
 
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Katherine Needleman:

Plays Oboe Pieces by Women Composers:

 

Links checked: Jan 19, 2025

Viola: Overlooked Repertoire

VIOLIN CONCERTOSGrażyna Bacewicz:

 
Kaprys Polski (Polish Caprice) for Solo Viola, orig. violin (1949)  3:11 min
score transposed  for viola not yet found
 
Concerto  for Viola and Orchestra  (1967-68)

 

Amy Beach:

Three Compositions  for (string) and Piano  Op.40 (1898) -orig for Violin and Piano, transp. For viola
1. La Captive op. 40, Nr. 1 (g-moll) (Largo con molto espressione) 2. Berceuse op. 40, Nr. 2 (D-Dur) (Andantino con molto tenerezza) 3 Mazurka op. 40, Nr. 3 (fis-moll) (Allegretto a capriccio)  …
Paper copy of viola transcription score  to purchase
 
 
 

Henriette Bosmans:

Arietta for Viola  and Piano (1917)  2:59 min
violin music and score combined: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsKeSVsAuzg
/21/
 
 
 

Rebecca Clarke:

 
Sonata for Viola and Piano  (1919)  24:30 min
 
 

Immogen Holst:

The fall of the leaf: Duo for Viola and Piano  (1963)  8:23 min
 
Suite for Unaccompanied Viola (1930)   6:46 min
 
 

Luise Adolpha Le Beau. Drei Stucke:

Three Pieces for Viola and Piano, Op. 26 (1883)
(Nocturne; Traumerei; Polonaise)  10:02 min T
Paper score to purchase
 
 

Henriette Renié:

Andante Religioso for Harp and Viola / 1895    3:44 min

 
 

Catherine Rae Sheldon     M.Ed     M.L.S.
Advocate for Overlooked Classical Music     
Bellingham, WA
catraes@gmail.com