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Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82

194027 min

This guide follows Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82 (1940) in four parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Allegretto, Tempo di valzer lentissimo (sonata form) and Vivace (sonata form).

Recording: Yuja Wang (piano)

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III · Sonata form
  4. IV · Sonata form
ISonata form0:23–8:48

The is hammered out in the right hand at the start, while the left hand pits a tritone against it. A follows, then the long lyrical , to a Russian song, and, as the concluding-section , a four-note falling over bell-like chords. The includes violent clusters played with the fist. Then the comes, with the stripped of its lyricism, and in the terminal bell four high fortissimo notes toll like bells.

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  2. :
II9:01–13:25
III Sonata form13:35–20:42
IVSonata form20:43–27:32

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 periodA majorSonata form

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