Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, p ...
's Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14, is a
sonata
Sonata (; Italian: , pl. ''sonate''; from Latin and Italian: ''sonare'' rchaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by ''suonare'' "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''cant ...
for
solo piano, written in 1912. First published by
P. Jurgenson in 1913, it was premiered on 5 February 1914 in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
with the composer performing.
Prokofiev dedicated the work to his friend and fellow student at the
St. Petersburg Conservatory, Maximilian Schmidthof, who committed suicide in 1913. Concert pianist
Boris Berman has said of this sonata that it 'covers a huge emotional range: from Romantic lyricism to aggressive brutality'.
Movements
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Allegro, ma non troppo - Più mosso - Tempo primo'' (in D minor)
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Scherzo. Allegro marcato'' (in A minor)
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Andante
Andante may refer to:
Arts
* Andante (tempo), a moderately slow musical tempo
* ''Andante'' (manga), a shōjo manga by Miho Obana
* "Andante" (song), a song by Hitomi Yaida
* "Andante, Andante", a 1980 song by ABBA from ''Super Trouper''
* ' ...
'' (in G-sharp minor)
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Vivace - Moderato - Vivace'' (in D minor)
References
Sources
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Further reading
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External links
Prokofiev's Sonata No. 2 on Classical Connect.*
Compositions by Sergei Prokofiev
Piano sonatas by Sergei Prokofiev
20th-century classical music
1912 compositions
Compositions in D minor
Music with dedications
Piano compositions in the 20th century
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