Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29
This guide follows Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 (1917) in three parts: Allegro molto sostenuto (sonata form), Andante assai (theme and variations) and Allegro con brio, ma non leggiero.
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- II
- III , ma
The opens gloomily in the low , with slurred two-note figures, in a hesitant and uncertain mood. A leads to a gentler . The is : it layers the two themes through several stages (A, B1, B2, B3 and C) and peaks in fortissimo. Then the begins, and the , now an octave higher.
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III , ma 13:37–17:06
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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