Piano Sonata (Stravinsky)
The Piano Sonata, sometimes also referred to as Sonata for Piano[1] or in its original French form, Sonate pour piano,[2] is a 1924 piano sonata by Russian expatriate composer Igor Stravinsky.
Composition
Stravinsky composed this sonata when he was in Biarritz and Nice in the summer of 1924. He finished it on October 21 that year.[3] It was premiered by the composer himself at the Donaueschingen Festival in July 1925.[4] It was eventually edited by Albert Spalding and published by Boosey & Hawkes in 1925. It is dedicated to the Princess Edmond de Polignac, Winnaretta Singer.[5]
Structure
The sonata is in three movements and takes between 9 and 11 minutes to perform. The movements are:
In some recordings, the first movement is titled Moderato and the third Allegro moderato; however, such titles or tempo markings are not present in the original score.[5]
Analysis
The first and the third movement are related to each other: both share the same tempo and both are in
References
- ^ "Works: Alphabetical Index - Igor Stravinsky Foundation". Fondation Igor Stravinsky. 2010. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ISBN 0-7734-9806-0.
- ^ David Truslove (1993). "Stravinsky: Music for Piano Solo". Naxos Digital Services, Ltd. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ a b Stravinsky, Igor (1925). Igor Stravinsky – Sonate pour piano. New York: Boosey & Hawkes.
External links
- Piano Sonata, with score on YouTube
- Stravinsky plays the Piano Sonata on YouTube