Sonata for Cello and Piano

Sonata for Viola is the most strictly twelve-tone work in the composer’s output. The piece also makes use of the compositional technique of isorhythm. The three movements are moderate, slow, and fast, all three characterized by long sweeping melodies. Both materials are vivid in the memory of the composer from his teen aged years in his native city of Athens, Greece.

This work was written for a concert of the composer’s music given at New York University in 1996. It was premiered by cellist Ning Tien.