Piano Sonata No. 2 (Kabalevsky)

Dmitry Kabalevsky's Piano Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 45 was composed in 1945 and dedicated to Emil Gilels. It is the most vast and dramatic of Kabalevsky's three sonatas. A War Sonata such as Sergei Prokofiev's trilogy, its first movement has been compared to that of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7.

Vladimir Horowitz delivered its US première on February 3, 1947 at Carnegie Hall.

Movements

Allegro moderato. Festivamente - Allegro molto - Festivamente (poco piú mosso del tempo I) - Largamente, drammatico.
Andante sostenuto - Pochissimo piú mosso - Tempo I.
Presto assai.

François-René Tranchefort et al., Guide de la musique de piano et clavecin. Page 436 - Dmitri Kabalevsky, by André Lischke.

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List of compositions
Opera	Colas Breugnon (1938)
Orchestral music	Symphony No. 2 (1934) The Comedians (1940)
Concerto	Cello concertos Piano Concerto No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 2 Piano Concerto No. 3
Piano music	Preludes (1944) Piano Sonata No. 2 (1945)
Film score	Ivan Pavlov (1949 biographical film)
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