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The sonata was received with little enthusiasm. Some critics rated it as ‘pleasant but nothing more.’\r\n\r\nPaul Hindemith’s early works \u003cem\u003e3 pieces for cello and piano Op.8\u003c\/em\u003e were composed in 1917, the third year of World War I, shortly before being drafted into military service. Between 1913 and 1920, disturbing times and his circle of young conservatory friends inspired Hindemith to write a total of seven so-called ‘dramatic masterpieces’ - whimsical, almost surrealistic pieces whose subjects usually have an autobiographical background. 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