In the first decade of the 20th century, following the immense success of his orchestral work The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Dukas completed two complex and technically demanding large-scale works for solo piano: the Piano Sonata, dedicated to Saint-Saëns, and Variations, Interlude and Finale on a Theme by Rameau (1902). In Dukas's piano works critics have discerned the influence of Beethoven, or, "Beethoven as he was interpreted to the French mind by César Franck". Both works were premiered by Édouard Risler, a celebrated pianist of the era.

Date of composition 1900 (1899-1900)
First published 1901
Type Sonata
Tonality E-flat Minor
Instruments Piano
Piano
Autotranslations beta Paul Dukas: Sonate pour piano en mi bémol mineur
Paul Dukas: Sonata per pianoforte in mi bemolle minore
Paul Dukas: Sonate für Klavier es-moll