Stravinsky composed this sonata when he was in Biarritz and Nice in the summer of 1924. He finished it on October 21 that year. It was premiered by the composer himself at the Donaueschingen Festival in July 1925. It was eventually edited by Albert Spalding and published by Boosey & Hawkes in 1925. It is dedicated to the Princess Edmond de Polignac, Winnaretta Singer.
Date of composition | 1924 (Summer 1924) in Biarritz, France |
Premiered | July 1925 (Donaueschingen Festival) in Donaueschingen, Germany by Igor Stravinsky |
First published | 1925 |
Dedicated to | Princess Edmond de Polignac |
Type | Sonata |
Approx. duration | 11 minutes |
Instruments | Piano |
Autotranslations beta |
Igor Stravinsky: Sonate pour piano Igor' Fëdorovič Stravinskij: Sonata per pianoforte Igor Strawinsky: Sonate für Klavier |