Jiarui Cheng / Piano

Rachmaninoff

Piano Sonata No. 2
in B-flat minor, Op. 36

Solo piano. Recorded for release on Apple Music Classical.

Release details forthcoming

Coming soon exclusively on Apple Music Classical

Tracklist

IAllegro agitato
IINon allegro — Lento
IIIL’istesso tempo — Allegro molto

About the work

Written in 1913 and substantially revised in 1931, the Second Sonata joins three movements through returning musical ideas. The opening’s turbulence gives way to a slower central movement before the music returns to the brilliance of the finale.

The revision cuts and thins the original’s dense piano writing. Both versions are composer-authorized; the edition represented by this recording artwork has not been confirmed.

Sources · G. Henle Verlag ↗ (opens in a new tab) / PTNA ↗ (opens in a new tab)