George Walker’s Sonata for Cello and Piano Deserves a Place in the Standard Cello Repertoire

Reprinted from Strings magazine. © Stringletter Publishing. All rights reserved. By Seth Parker Woods | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazine Hailed by The Guardian as “a cellist of power and grace,” Seth Parker Woods is a soloist, chamber musician, and educator based in Chicago. He serves on the faculty at the University of Chicago and is artist in residence with the Kaufman Music Center in New York City. Title of Work Being Studied: Sonata for Cello and Piano Composer: George Walker Date Composed: 1957 Name of Edition Studied: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing, 2008, but original publishing was in 1972 I first came to know this important work of the cello repertoire, George Walker’s Sonata for Cello and Piano, in 2008, when I first met George Walker. I am [...]