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Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30

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This guide follows Scriabin’s Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30 (1903) in two parts: Andante and Prestissimo volando (sonata form).

Recording: Evgeny Kissin (piano) (2019)

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AnalysisComments
  1. I
  2. II · Sonata form
I0:33–2:38

A calm, languorous built largely on one , marked dolcissimo (very sweetly). The (a) opens the , a contrasting passage (b) follows, and the comes back, varied, as a′. A new idea (c) then appears, and the music runs straight into the without a pause.

  1. a
  2. A: b
II Sonata form2:39–7:47

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

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Alexander ScriabinPiano sonatasLate Romantic periodF-sharp majorSonata form

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