Dmitry Kabalevsky's Piano Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 45 was composed in 1945 and dedicated to Emil Gilels. It is the most vast and dramatic of Kabalevsky's three sonatas. A War Sonata such as Sergei Prokofiev's trilogy, its first movement has been compared to that of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7.
Date of composition | 1945 |
Premiered | 1946, December 22nd in Moscow, Russia |
Dedicated to | Dedicated to Emil Gilels (creator) |
Type | Sonata |
Tonality | E-flat Major |
Catalogue | Op. 45 |
Instruments | Piano |
Autotranslations beta |
Dmitri Kabalevski: Sonate pour piano n°2 en mi bémol majeur, Op. 45 Dmitrij Borisovič Kabalevskij: Sonata per pianoforte n. 2 in mi bemolle maggiore, Op. 45 Dmitri Borissowitsch Kabalewski: Sonate Nr. 2 für Klavier Es-dur, Op. 45 |