Piano Sonata (Bartók)
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The Piano Sonata BB 88 (Sz. 80) of Béla Bartók was composed in 1926. Bartók's only such work, it is mainly tonal, but uses the piano in a percussive and dissonant fashion.
The work is in three movements:
- Allegro moderato
- Sostenuto et pesante
- Allegro molto
A performance generally lasts around fifteen minutes.
