Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat
minor, Op.36 (1913
Original Edition)
Rachmaninov
started work on this piece in Rome
in the spring of 1913, working simultaneously on his cantata The Bells. The sonata's kinship with The Bells is evident primarily in the frequent
occurrence of bell-like sonorities; examples of which include the magnificent
climax of the first movement's development
section; the slow movement's central
episode; and several melodic, harmonic and rhythmic turns and patterns
scattered throughout the piece. A. Wakabayashi
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op.36 (1913 Original Edition)
Rachmaninov started work on this piece in Rome in the spring of 1913, working simultaneously on his cantata The Bells. The sonata's kinship with The Bells is evident primarily in the frequent occurrence of bell-like sonorities; examples of which include the magnificent climax of the first movement's development section; the slow movement's central episode; and several melodic, harmonic and rhythmic turns and patterns scattered throughout the piece. A. Wakabayashi
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