Fabian Müller's Cello Sonata, composed in 2005 for his wife Pi-Chin Chien, draws inspiration from the great models of the 19th and early 20th centuries. While the sonata follows the traditional three-movement structure—fast-slow-fast—Müller takes a rather free approach to the classical sonata form. He often limits himself to a small amount of thematic material, which he continuously presents in a new light. The themes that shape the second and third movements are already introduced in fragmented...