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Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110

193725 min

This guide follows Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110 (1937) in three parts: Assai lento – Allegro molto (sonata form), Lento, ma non troppo and Allegro non troppo (sonata form).

Recording: Martha Argerich, Nelson Goerner (pianos)

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Follow all 25 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II,
  3. III · Sonata form
I – Sonata form0:21–14:43

Marked , then , this is the longest , about half of the work. A slow opens it, and the fast main part, the , begins with a percussive first . A mysterious enters, and the closes with a and music. The breaks the down, and it in a powerful , punctuated by the xylophone, in the . A follows. The starts in F sharp and ends in C.

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II, 14:43–20:39
III Sonata form20:42–25:37

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

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