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Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6

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This guide follows Scriabin’s Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6 (1892) in four parts: Allegro con fuoco (sonata form), Adagio, Presto and Funèbre.

Recording: Martín García García (piano) (2020)

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AnalysisComments
  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IVFunèbre
I Sonata form0:02–10:09

opens with a dark, passionate in F minor that climbs to a more hopeful peak and then falls back. The , melancholy and in A-flat major, follows, and the ends with a majestic . The is turbulent. In the the themes are varied, and the in F major. The wavers between minor and major before settling on F major.

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II10:29–11:43
III11:46–19:54
IVFunèbre20:06–23:29

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Alexander ScriabinPiano sonatasLate Romantic periodF minorSonata form

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