Pieces Similar to Cello Sonata: I. Prologue

Cello pieces around level 8 of 10

Impressionist

Pièce en forme de habanera (arr. for cello)

Maurice Ravel

Cello 7/10

Presque lent et avec indolenceSoft dynamics

Impressionist

Three Pieces for Cello and Piano: III. Vite et nerveusement rythmé

Nadia Boulanger

Cello 8/10

Vite et nerveusement rythméLoud dynamicsKey of C# minor

Impressionist

Cello Sonata: II. Sérénade

Claude Debussy

Cello 9/10

Modérément animéSoft to loud

Impressionist

Cello Sonata: III. Finale

Claude Debussy

Cello 9/10

Animé, léger et nerveuxSoft to loud

Romantic

String Quartet No. 2: III. Notturno (cello theme)

Alexander Borodin

Cello 7/10

AndanteSoft dynamicsKey of A major

Romantic

Chant du ménestrel, Op. 71

Alexander Glazunov

Cello 7/10

Walking pace tempoSoft dynamicsKey of F# minor

Romantic

Élégie, Op. 17

Alexander Glazunov

Cello 7/10

Slow tempoSoft to loud

Romantic

Sérénade espagnole, Op. 20 No. 2

Alexander Glazunov

Cello 7/10

Moderate tempoModerate dynamics

Romantic

Symphony No. 7: I. Allegro moderato (cello theme)

Anton Bruckner

Cello 7/10

Allegro moderatoSoft dynamicsKey of E major

Romantic

Rondo in G minor, Op. 94

Antonín Dvořák

Cello 7/10

Allegretto graziosoModerate dynamicsKey of G minor

20th Century

Libertango (arr. for cello)

Astor Piazzolla

Cello 7/10

Fast tempoLoud dynamics

20th Century

Romanian Folk Dances (arr. for cello)

Béla Bartók

Cello 7/10

Moderate tempoSoft to loud

Romantic

Adagio and Rondo (arr. Piatigorsky)

Carl Maria von Weber

Cello 7/10

Slow tempoSoft to loud

Classical

Cello Concerto in A major, Wq. 172: II. Largo con sordini, mesto

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Cello 7/10

Largo con sordini, mestoSoft dynamicsKey of A minor

Romantic

Requiem for Three Cellos, Op. 66

David Popper

Cello 7/10

Slow tempoSoft dynamics

20th Century

Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 49: I. Allegro

Dmitry Kabalevsky

Cello 7/10

AllegroModerate dynamicsKey of G minor

20th Century

Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 49: II. Largo, molto espressivo

Dmitry Kabalevsky

Cello 7/10

Largo, molto espressivoSoft dynamics

20th Century

Méditation hébraïque

Ernest Bloch

Cello 7/10

Slow tempoSoft to loud

20th Century

Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello: I. Prelude

Ernest Bloch

Cello 7/10

Moderate tempoModerate dynamics

Romantic

Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58: III. Adagio

Felix Mendelssohn

Cello 7/10

AdagioSoft to loudKey of G major

Baroque

Sonata in E major (arr. Trowell): II. Allegro vivo

François Francoeur

Cello 7/10

Allegro vivoModerate dynamicsKey of E major

20th Century

Scherzetto

Frank Bridge

Cello 7/10

Very fast tempoModerate dynamics

Romantic

Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821: II. Adagio

Franz Schubert

Cello 7/10

AdagioSoft dynamicsKey of E major

Romantic

Papillon, Op. 77

Gabriel Fauré

Cello 7/10

Allegro vivoModerate dynamicsKey of A major

Romantic

Sérénade, Op. 98

Gabriel Fauré

Cello 7/10

AndantinoSoft dynamicsKey of B minor

Romantic

Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 14: I. Allegro moderato

Georg Goltermann

Cello 7/10

Allegro moderatoSoft to loudKey of A minor

Classical

Cello Concerto in G minor: I. Allegro

Georg Matthias Monn

Cello 7/10

AllegroModerate dynamicsKey of G minor

20th Century

Invocation, Op. 19 No. 2

Gustav Holst

Cello 7/10

Slow tempoSoft to loud

20th Century

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (cello part)

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Cello 7/10

AdagioSoft dynamicsKey of A minor

20th Century

Suite italienne (arr. Piatigorsky): II. Serenata

Igor Stravinsky

Cello 7/10

LarghettoSoft dynamics

Classical

21 Études: No. 7 in G minor

Jean-Louis Duport

Cello 7/10

Fast tempoModerate dynamicsKey of G minor

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 7/10

Fast tempoLoud dynamicsKey of C major

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 7/10

Moderate tempoModerate dynamicsKey of C major

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: III. Courante

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 7/10

Fast tempoModerate dynamicsKey of C major

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 7/10

Slow tempoModerate dynamicsKey of C major

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 7/10

Fast tempoLoud dynamicsKey of C major

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 7/10

Very slow tempoSoft dynamicsKey of C minor

Baroque

Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: I. Adagio (played on cello)

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 7/10

AdagioSoft dynamicsKey of G major

Baroque

Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028: I. Adagio (played on cello)

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 7/10

AdagioSoft dynamicsKey of D major

Romantic

Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo

Johannes Brahms

Cello 7/10

Allegro non troppoSoft to loudKey of E minor

Romantic

Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto

Johannes Brahms

Cello 7/10

Allegretto quasi MenuettoSoft dynamicsKey of A minor

Romantic

Symphony No. 3: III. Poco allegretto (cello theme)

Johannes Brahms

Cello 7/10

Poco allegrettoSoft dynamicsKey of C minor

Classical

Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1: II. Adagio

Joseph Haydn

Cello 7/10

AdagioSoft dynamicsKey of F major

Classical

Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5 No. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto – Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 7/10

Adagio sostenuto – AllegroSoft to loudKey of F major

Classical

Symphony No. 5: II. Andante con moto (cello part)

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 7/10

Andante con motoSoft dynamicsKey of Ab major

Classical

Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482: II. Adagio non troppo

Luigi Boccherini

Cello 7/10

Adagio non troppoSoft dynamicsKey of G minor

20th Century

Suite populaire espagnole (arr. Maréchal): El paño moruno

Manuel de Falla

Cello 7/10

Moderate tempoModerate dynamics

Romantic

Adagio on Celtic Themes, Op. 56

Max Bruch

Cello 7/10

Slow tempoSoft to loud

Romantic

Canzone, Op. 55

Max Bruch

Cello 7/10

Walking pace tempoSoft dynamics

Romantic

Kol Nidrei, Op. 47

Max Bruch

Cello 7/10

Adagio ma non troppoSoft to loudKey of D minor

Romantic

Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia (cello theme)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Cello 7/10

Allegro con graziaSoft dynamicsKey of D major

Romantic

Romanze in F major

Richard Strauss

Cello 7/10

Andante cantabileSoft dynamicsKey of F major

Romantic

Tristan und Isolde: Prelude (cello part)

Richard Wagner

Cello 7/10

Langsam und schmachtendSoft to loud

Romantic

Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: I. Zart und mit Ausdruck (cello version)

Robert Schumann

Cello 7/10

Zart und mit AusdruckSoft dynamicsKey of A minor

Romantic

Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: I. Mit Humor

Robert Schumann

Cello 7/10

Mit HumorModerate dynamicsKey of A minor

Romantic

Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: IV. Nicht zu rasch

Robert Schumann

Cello 7/10

Nicht zu raschLoud dynamicsKey of D major

Romantic

Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19: III. Andante

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Cello 7/10

AndanteSoft dynamicsKey of Eb major

Romantic

Two Pieces, Op. 2: II. Danse orientale

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Cello 7/10

Moderate tempoModerate dynamicsKey of A minor

Romantic

Polonaise in A major, B. 94

Antonín Dvořák

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoLoud dynamicsKey of A major

20th Century

Cello Sonata in C, Op. 65: III. Elegia

Benjamin Britten

Cello 8/10

LentoSoft to loud

20th Century

Variations on a Slovak Theme

Bohuslav Martinů

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoSoft to loud

Romantic

Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33: I. Allegro non troppo

Camille Saint-Saëns

Cello 8/10

Allegro non troppoSoft to loudKey of A minor

Romantic

Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33: II. Allegretto con moto

Camille Saint-Saëns

Cello 8/10

Allegretto con motoSoft dynamicsKey of Bb major

Classical

Cello Concerto in A major, Wq. 172: I. Allegro

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Cello 8/10

AllegroModerate dynamicsKey of A major

Classical

Cello Concerto in A major, Wq. 172: III. Allegro assai

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Cello 8/10

Allegro assaiLoud dynamicsKey of A major

Classical

Cello Concerto in A minor, Wq. 170: I. Allegro assai

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Cello 8/10

Allegro assaiSoft to loudKey of A minor

Romantic

Sonata in A major (arr. Delsart for cello): I. Allegretto ben moderato

César Franck

Cello 8/10

Allegretto ben moderatoSoft dynamicsKey of A major

Romantic

Tarantella, Op. 33

David Popper

Cello 8/10

Very fast tempoLoud dynamicsKey of G major

Romantic

Vito, Op. 54 No. 5

David Popper

Cello 8/10

Fast tempoModerate dynamics

20th Century

Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo

Dmitri Shostakovich

Cello 8/10

Allegro non troppoSoft to loudKey of D minor

20th Century

Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40: III. Largo

Dmitri Shostakovich

Cello 8/10

LargoSoft dynamicsKey of B minor

Romantic

Cello Concerto in D minor: II. Intermezzo

Édouard Lalo

Cello 8/10

Andantino con moto – Allegro prestoSoft dynamicsKey of G minor

Romantic

Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36: II. Andante molto tranquillo

Edvard Grieg

Cello 8/10

Andante molto tranquilloSoft to loudKey of F major

Romantic

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio

Edward Elgar

Cello 8/10

AdagioSoft dynamicsKey of Bb major

20th Century

Goyescas: Intermezzo (arr. Cassadó)

Enrique Granados

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoSoft to loud

Romantic

Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 45: I. Allegro vivace

Felix Mendelssohn

Cello 8/10

Allegro vivaceModerate dynamicsKey of Bb major

Romantic

Variations concertantes, Op. 17

Felix Mendelssohn

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoSoft to loudKey of D major

20th Century

Cello Sonata: II. Cavatine

Francis Poulenc

Cello 8/10

Slow tempoSoft dynamics

Romantic

Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821: I. Allegro moderato

Franz Schubert

Cello 8/10

Allegro moderatoModerate dynamicsKey of A minor

20th Century

Cello Sonata

Frederick Delius

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoSoft to loud

Romantic

Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117: II. Andante

Gabriel Fauré

Cello 8/10

AndanteSoft dynamicsKey of C minor

20th Century

Danse du diable vert

Gaspar Cassadó

Cello 8/10

Very fast tempoModerate dynamics

20th Century

Requiebros

Gaspar Cassadó

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoSoft to loudKey of D major

20th Century

Toccata "in the style of Frescobaldi"

Gaspar Cassadó

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoSoft to loud

Romantic

Une larme (Theme and Variations)

Gioachino Rossini

Cello 8/10

Walking pace tempoSoft to loudKey of A minor

Romantic

William Tell: Overture (opening, cello solo)

Gioachino Rossini

Cello 8/10

AndanteSoft dynamics

20th Century

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1: II. Prelúdio (Modinha)

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Cello 8/10

AndanteSoft to loud

20th Century

Suite italienne (arr. Piatigorsky): I. Introduzione

Igor Stravinsky

Cello 8/10

Allegro moderatoModerate dynamics

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoModerate dynamicsKey of Eb major

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoModerate dynamicsKey of Eb major

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: III. Courante

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

Fast tempoModerate dynamicsKey of Eb major

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

Slow tempoSoft dynamicsKey of Eb major

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I and II

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

Fast tempoModerate dynamicsKey of Eb major

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

Very fast tempoModerate dynamicsKey of Eb major

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

Slow tempoModerate dynamicsKey of C minor

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoModerate dynamicsKey of C minor

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I and II

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoModerate dynamicsKey of C minor

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

Fast tempoModerate dynamicsKey of C minor

Baroque

Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I and II

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoModerate dynamicsKey of D major

Baroque

Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029: I. Vivace (played on cello)

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello 8/10

VivaceModerate dynamicsKey of G minor

Romantic

Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99: IV. Allegro molto

Johannes Brahms

Cello 8/10

Allegro moltoModerate dynamicsKey of F major

Romantic

Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102: II. Andante (cello part)

Johannes Brahms

Cello 8/10

AndanteSoft dynamicsKey of D major

Romantic

Piano Concerto No. 2: III. Andante (cello solo)

Johannes Brahms

Cello 8/10

AndanteSoft dynamicsKey of Bb major

Romantic

Symphony No. 2: II. Adagio non troppo (cello theme)

Johannes Brahms

Cello 8/10

Adagio non troppoSoft to loudKey of B major

Classical

Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1: I. Moderato

Joseph Haydn

Cello 8/10

ModeratoModerate dynamicsKey of C major

Classical

Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2: II. Adagio

Joseph Haydn

Cello 8/10

AdagioSoft dynamicsKey of A major

20th Century

Pohádka (Fairy Tale): I. Con moto

Leoš Janáček

Cello 8/10

Con motoSoft to loud

Classical

Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5 No. 1: II. Rondo

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 8/10

Allegro vivaceModerate dynamicsKey of F major

Classical

Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo – Allegro molto più tosto presto

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 8/10

Adagio sostenuto e espressivo – Allegro molto più tosto prestoSoft to loudKey of G minor

Classical

Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Rondo

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 8/10

AllegroModerate dynamicsKey of G major

Classical

Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 8/10

Allegro ma non tantoSoft to loudKey of A major

Classical

Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 8/10

Allegro moltoSoft to loudKey of A minor

Classical

Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2: II. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 8/10

Adagio con molto sentimento d'affettoSoft dynamicsKey of D minor

Classical

Symphony No. 9: IV. Finale (cello and bass recitative)

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 8/10

PrestoLoud dynamicsKey of D minor

Classical

Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56: II. Largo (cello part)

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 8/10

LargoSoft dynamicsKey of Ab major

Classical

Twelve Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoSoft to loudKey of F major

Classical

Twelve Variations on "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes", WoO 45

Ludwig van Beethoven

Cello 8/10

Moderate tempoSoft to loudKey of G major

Classical

Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482: I. Allegro moderato

Luigi Boccherini

Cello 8/10

Allegro moderatoModerate dynamicsKey of Bb major

Classical

Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482: III. Rondo

Luigi Boccherini

Cello 8/10

AllegroModerate dynamicsKey of Bb major

Classical

Cello Concerto in D major, G. 479: I. Allegro

Luigi Boccherini

Cello 8/10

AllegroModerate dynamicsKey of D major