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Russian voices
From Glinka to Shostakovich: a century of Russian music, in the order it was written.
Glinka → Balakirev → Mussorgsky → Borodin → Rimsky-Korsakov → Tchaikovsky → Rachmaninoff → Scriabin → Prokofiev → Shostakovich
Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
This guide follows Scriabin’s Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 (1907) in one part (sonata form).
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The wild opening (the , ) gives way to a languid . The begins with the joyful ( allegrezza) in F-sharp major, followed by a , and then comes its . The works over both themes, and a suspended stretch (the suspension block) follows. The moves the material down a fifth. In the the languid reaches an , and a final rush of the opening idea follows.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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