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.
Movements
- Allegro moderato. Festivamente - Allegro molto - Festivamente (poco piú mosso del tempo I) - Largamente, drammatico.
- Andante sostenuto - Pochissimo piú mosso - Tempo I.
- Presto assai.
References
Piano Sonata No. 2 (Kabalevsky) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA