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Piano Sonata, Sz. 80 / BB 88

192611 min

This guide follows Bartók’s Piano Sonata, Sz. 80 / BB 88 (1926) in three parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Sostenuto e pesante and Allegro molto.

Recording: Stanislav Khristenko (piano)

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Follow all 29 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II e
  3. III
ISonata form0:11–4:19

, centred mainly on the note E, which is stressed at the opening and again in the . A light, rhythmic first idea (A1) is followed by further ideas (B, C and D) to complete the . The begins next and later takes up the second idea. In the the first idea , followed by the third and the fourth, and then the begins.

  1. : A1
  2. : B1
II e 4:26–8:05
III 8:11–11:07

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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