Piano Sonata (Bartók)

Piano Sonata (Bartók)

The Piano Sonata BB 88 (Sz. 80) of Béla Bartók was composed in 1926. Bartók's only such work, it is mainly tonal, but uses the piano in a percussive and dissonant fashion.

The work is in three movements:
*"Allegro moderato"
*"Sostenuto et pesante"
*"Allegro molto"

A performance generally lasts around fifteen minutes.

External links

* [http://home.earthlink.net/~akuster/music/bartok/pianosonata.htm Analysis of the sonata]


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