The Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 is the last composition by Dmitri Shostakovich. Completed in July 1975, just weeks before his death, it is dedicated to Fyodor Druzhinin, violist in the Beethoven Quartet. The work received its official premiere in October 1975 with the performing forces of violist Fyodor Druzhinin and pianist Mikhail Muntyan. Appearing at the end of the composer's compositional output, the Sonata for Viola and Piano effectively represents the bleak, mortality-obsessed late style composition of Shostakovich.
| Date of composition | 1975 (Completed in July 1975, just weeks before composer's death) |
| Premiered | 1975, December 28th |
| Dedicated to | Dedicated to Fyodor Druzhinin, violist in the Beethoven Quartet. |
| Type | Sonata |
| Catalogue | Op. 147 |
| Instruments |
Viola
Piano |
| Autotranslations beta |
Dmitri Chostakovitch: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 Dmitrij Šostakovič: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 |
Yuri Bashmet and Sviatoslav Richter playing Shostakovich's Viola Sonata, op. 147, live in Moscow in 1985. Юрий Башмет - Святослав Рихтер - Шостакович