Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
This guide follows Rachmaninoff’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1913) in three parts: Allegro agitato (sonata form), Non allegro – Lento and L'istesso tempo – Allegro molto.
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Follow all 17 sections as they play
- I
- II –
- III –
The opens with a descending arpeggio ending on a low B-flat octave, then a B-flat minor chord. The , in D-flat major, has a -like . The falls into three parts, with shifting centres and bell imitations in the left hand. The follows, with its own of the , and the recalls two earlier themes and ends clearly in B-flat minor.
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II – 8:18–14:16
III – 14:20–20:02
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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