Piano Sonata No. 2 (Prokofiev)

Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14, was composed in 1912 and premiered on February 5, 1914 in Moscow with the composer performing.[1] Prokofiev dedicated the sonata to his friend and fellow student at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, Maximilian Schmidthof, who committed suicide in 1913.[2]

Movements

  1. Allegro, ma non troppo - Più mosso - Tempo primo
  2. Scherzo. Allegro marcato
  3. Andante
  4. Vivace - Moderato - Vivace

Notes

  1. ^ Prokofiev.org
  2. ^ Boris Berman, Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas: A Guide for the Listener and the Performer (Yale University Press, 2008), p. 58.