Dmitry Kabalevsky's Piano Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 45 was composed in 1945 and dedicated to Emil Gilels. It is the most vast and dramatic of Kabalevsky's three sonatas. A War Sonata such as Sergei Prokofiev's trilogy, its first movement has been compared to that of

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's Symphony No. 7.

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et al., ''Guide de la musique de piano et clavecin''. Page 436 - Dmitri Kabalevsky, by André Lischke.

Movements

# Allegro moderato. Festivamente - Allegro molto - Festivamente (poco piú mosso del tempo I) - Largamente, drammatico. # Andante sostenuto - Pochissimo piú mosso - Tempo I. # Presto assai.

References

Sonatas by Dmitry Kabalevsky Kabalevsky 02 1945 compositions Compositions in E-flat major {{sonata-stub