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Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14

191219 min

This guide follows Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 (1912) in four parts: Allegro ma non troppo (sonata form), Scherzo. Allegro marcato (minuet and trio), Andante and Vivace (sonata form).

Recording: Evgeny Kissin (piano) (2024)

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Follow all 30 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II. · Minuet and trio
  3. III
  4. IV · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:01–6:06

Two sharply contrasted themes dominate the . The first, in D minor, is agitated and rushes towards a brusque ending. After the , the lyrical enters and glides eerily over a figured accompaniment (a broken-chord pattern). Then come the , the and the .

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II. Minuet and trio6:11–8:10
III8:18–14:28
IVSonata form14:42–19:19

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

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Sergei ProkofievPiano sonatasModern periodD minorSonata formMinuet and trio

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