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Cello

116 pieces, rated by the hardest part

Chamber music for cello by difficulty

From the bass line of a quartet to the big sonatas: everything on our list with a cello part, sorted by the difficulty of the whole piece.

Approachable

11 pieces

Readable by most amateur players; good for a first session together.

Boccherini · String Quintet in E, Op. 11 No. 5 (with the Minuet)

For 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos

Corelli · Trio Sonatas, Op. 3

For 2 violins, cello and harpsichord. Keyboard part from a figured bass or a realized edition; piano works too.

Fauré · Sicilienne, Op. 78

For cello and piano. Also for flute or violin.

Fauré · Après un rêve

For cello and piano. A song; also for voice, violin or flute.

Haydn · String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 1 No. 1 “La chasse”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Haydn · London Trios, Hob. IV:1–4

For 2 flutes and cello. Also with violins.

Hoffstetter · String Quartet in F, Op. 3 No. 5 (with the “Haydn” Serenade)

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Mozart · Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello. Also played with double bass.

Pachelbel · Canon in D

For 3 violins and cello. Usually with a keyboard too.

Puccini · Crisantemi

For 2 violins, viola and cello. Also for string orchestra.

Saint-Saëns · The Swan, from The Carnival of the Animals

For cello and piano

Intermediate

16 pieces

Needs a confident amateur on every part, and some practice beforehand.

Dvořák · Cypresses

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Fauré · Élégie, Op. 24

For cello and piano

Handel · Trio Sonatas, Op. 2

For 2 violins, cello and harpsichord. Also with flute or oboe on the top parts.

Haydn · String Quartet in G, Op. 76 No. 1

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Haydn · String Quartet in C, Op. 76 No. 3 “Emperor” Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Haydn · String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 76 No. 4 “Sunrise”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Haydn · String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 33 No. 2 “The Joke”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Haydn · Piano Trio in G, Hob. XV:25 “Gypsy Rondo”

For violin, cello and piano

Mozart · Divertimento in D, K. 136

For 2 violins, viola and cello. Also for string orchestra.

Mozart · String Quartet in B-flat, K. 458 “Hunt”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Mozart · Piano Trio in C, K. 548

For violin, cello and piano

Mozart · Flute Quartet in D, K. 285

For flute, violin, viola and cello

Purcell · Chacony in G minor

For 2 violins, viola and cello. Also for string orchestra.

Purcell · Music for a While

For voice, cello and harpsichord. Also with piano alone.

Schubert · String Trio in B-flat, D. 471

For violin, viola and cello

Vivaldi · Trio Sonata in D minor, RV 63 “La Follia”

For 2 violins, cello and harpsichord

Advanced

44 pieces

Standard repertoire with real technical demands. Prepare your part.

Amy Beach · Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Arensky · Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32

For violin, cello and piano

Bach · Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079

For flute, violin, cello and harpsichord

Barber · String Quartet, Op. 11 (with the Adagio)

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Beethoven · String Quartet in F, Op. 18 No. 1

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Beethoven · String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Beethoven · Piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 1 No. 1

For violin, cello and piano

Beethoven · String Trio in G, Op. 9 No. 1

For violin, viola and cello

Beethoven · Clarinet Trio in B-flat, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”

For clarinet, cello and piano. Also with violin instead of clarinet.

Beethoven · Septet in E-flat, Op. 20

For clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass

Boccherini · Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D “Fandango”

For guitar, 2 violins, viola and cello

Borodin · String Quartet No. 2 in D Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Brahms · Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 Part by part, tips →

For cello and piano

Brahms · String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 18

For 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos

Clara Schumann · Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17

For violin, cello and piano

Dvořák · String Quartet in F, Op. 96 “American” Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Dvořák · Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 “Dumky” Part by part, tips →

For violin, cello and piano

Dvořák · Piano Quintet No. 2 in A, Op. 81 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Dvořák · String Sextet in A, Op. 48

For 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel · Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11

For violin, cello and piano

Haydn · String Quartet in D, Op. 64 No. 5 “The Lark”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Mendelssohn · String Quartet in D, Op. 44 No. 1

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Mozart · String Quartet in G, K. 387

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Mozart · String Quartet in D minor, K. 421

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Mozart · String Quartet in C, K. 465 “Dissonance”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Mozart · Piano Trio in B-flat, K. 502

For violin, cello and piano

Mozart · Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Mozart · Piano Quartet in E-flat, K. 493

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Mozart · String Quintet in C, K. 515

For 2 violins, 2 violas and cello

Mozart · String Quintet in G minor, K. 516

For 2 violins, 2 violas and cello

Mozart · Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370

For oboe, violin, viola and cello

Mozart · Horn Quintet in E-flat, K. 407

For horn, violin, 2 violas and cello

Mozart · Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 Part by part, tips →

For clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello

Rachmaninoff · Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor

For violin, cello and piano

Schubert · String Quartet in A minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Schubert · Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 “Trout” Part by part, tips →

For violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano

Schumann · String Quartet in A, Op. 41 No. 3

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Schumann · Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Schumann · Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102

For cello and piano

Shostakovich · String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Shostakovich · Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Tchaikovsky · String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Telemann · “Paris” Quartets

For flute, violin, cello and harpsichord. Also with viola da gamba.

Wolf · Italian Serenade

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

45 pieces

Conservatory or professional level for at least one part.

Bartók · String Quartet No. 4

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Beethoven · String Quartet in F, Op. 59 No. 1 “Razumovsky”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Beethoven · String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Beethoven · String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Beethoven · Piano Trio in D, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”

For violin, cello and piano

Beethoven · Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 97 “Archduke”

For violin, cello and piano

Beethoven · Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69

For cello and piano

Brahms · String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Brahms · Piano Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8 Part by part, tips →

For violin, cello and piano

Brahms · Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101

For violin, cello and piano

Brahms · Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Brahms · Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Brahms · Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 Part by part, tips →

For clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello

Brahms · Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114

For clarinet, cello and piano. Also with viola instead of clarinet.

Chopin · Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65

For cello and piano

Debussy · String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Dohnányi · Serenade in C, Op. 10

For violin, viola and cello

Dvořák · Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 87

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Fauré · Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Franck · Piano Quintet in F minor

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Grieg · String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Janáček · String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Mendelssohn · String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Mendelssohn · Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 Part by part, tips →

For violin, cello and piano

Mendelssohn · Octet in E-flat, Op. 20 Part by part, tips →

For 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos

Mozart · Divertimento in E-flat, K. 563

For violin, viola and cello

Rachmaninoff · Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

For cello and piano

Ravel · String Quartet in F Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Ravel · Piano Trio in A minor

For violin, cello and piano

Ravel · Introduction and Allegro

For harp, flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello

Schubert · String Quartet in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden” Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Schubert · Piano Trio in B-flat, D. 898

For violin, cello and piano

Schubert · Piano Trio in E-flat, D. 929

For violin, cello and piano

Schubert · Sonata in A minor, D. 821 “Arpeggione”

For cello and piano. Also for viola.

Schubert · String Quintet in C, D. 956 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos

Schubert · Octet in F, D. 803

For clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass

Schumann · Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63

For violin, cello and piano

Schumann · Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op. 47

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Shostakovich · Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67

For violin, cello and piano

Shostakovich · Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40

For cello and piano

Smetana · String Quartet No. 1 “From My Life”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Smetana · Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15

For violin, cello and piano

Tchaikovsky · Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

For violin, cello and piano

Tchaikovsky · Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

For 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos

Weber · Clarinet Quintet in B-flat, Op. 34

For clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello

How we rate difficulty

Each piece is rated by its hardest part, so a trio with an easy cello part and a very hard piano part counts as very demanding. Pieces with a link have their own page, with a level for each part and tips for reading it together. It’s our own rough guide; see the full list to filter by instrument and level together.

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