Piano Sonata II

Instrumentation

Piano
1

Additional Information

Among my very earliest works is a Piano Sonata I which I wrote whilst a student of composition with Edmund Rubbra who played the slow movement, I'm pleased to recall. The sonata was written partly in a twelve-note manner but with strong tonal references. The Piano Sonata II was written many years later in a different style and was premiered by Anthony Green who subsequently performed the work three times. He will perform it again at Schotts Studio on December 14th, 2019.

The sonata is a virtuoso work but with a very simple second movement which contrasts the outer two movements which are contrapuntal but with strong chordal passages. The work uses the entire range of the piano.

Details

Piano Sonta II
Year

Seaford
United Kingdom

Minutes
11