Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata-Fantasy"
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata-Fantasy" is a highly expressive early piano sonata by Alexander Scriabin, known for its evocative, contrasting movements that suggest seascapes and emotional turbulence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Second Piano Sonata
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Sonata-Fantaisie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | 1892–1897 ⓘ |
| associatedComposerStylePeriod |
early Scriabin period
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late Romantic ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 19 ⓘ |
| commonProgrammaticAssociation |
images of the sea
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night seascape in the first movement ⓘ stormy sea in the second movement ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Scriabin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nikolai Zverev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacterization |
melancholic and lyrical first movement
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turbulent and virtuosic second movement ⓘ |
| firstMovementKey | G-sharp minor ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempoMarking | Andante ⓘ |
| firstMovementTitle | Andante ⓘ |
| followedBy | Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic piano sonata ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Franz Liszt
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Frédéric Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| isPartOf | piano sonatas by Alexander Scriabin ⓘ |
| key | G-sharp minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| movementCount | 2 ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
evocative seascape imagery
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fantasy-like formal design ⓘ highly expressive writing ⓘ strong contrast between movements ⓘ |
| notableInterpretiveChallenge |
coloristic pedaling and voicing
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control of wide dynamic range GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication |
Leipzig
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Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| publisher | M. P. Belaieff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementKey | D-sharp minor ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempoMarking | Presto ⓘ |
| secondMovementTitle | Presto ⓘ |
| title | Sonata-Fantasy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDurationMinutes | 15 GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDurationRangeMinutes | 13–16 GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalTechnicalDifficulty | advanced GENERATED ⓘ |
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