Composition: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)

Title Piano Sonata No. 2
Creators Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)
Opus Op.36
Instrumentation piano
Number of movements 3
Keys B flat minor
Composed 1913
First published 1914
Dedication Matvey Presman
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Average duration (sec) 1260
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Composition types Sonatas
Period Romantic
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Sections

Title
click for details		 Metronome Key Measures
Allegro agitato — B flat minor —
Non allegro—Lento — E major —
L'istesso tempo—Allegro molto — B flat major —

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Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view 1st version (1913) — Gutheil — Complete Score · view
view 1st version (1913) — Gutheil 1914 Complete Score · view
view 1st version (1913) — Muzgiz — Complete Score · view
view 2nd version (1931) — Gutheil 1931 Complete Score · view
view 2nd version (1931) — Muzgiz — Complete Score · view

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionPerformersFiles
view Synthesized 1st version (1913) Jeff Manookian (piano) Live Performance · file
view Synthesized 2nd version (1931) Cecile Licad (piano) Complete Performance · file
view Synthesized Synthesized — Complete Performance · file
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