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Mendelssohn, Felix : Sonate für Klavier Nr.2 g-moll Op.105 U 30

Work Overview

Music ID : 1093
Composition Year:1821 
Publication Year:1868
First Publisher:Rieter-Biedermann, Leipzig
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:sonata
Total Playing Time:20 min 00 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Wada, Mayuko

Last Updated: October 1, 2007
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

A study piece from 1821, when Mendelssohn was 12 years old. The first edition was published posthumously in 1868. The opus numbers were assigned by publishers and editors after Mendelssohn's death, and therefore do not correspond to the order of composition.

A three-movement sonata, with a fast-slow-fast structure.

First Movement: G minor, Allegro

Characterized by the use of the same motif in both the first subject in G minor and the second subject in B-flat major. This use of a monothematic sonata form is influenced by Haydn. These short motifs reappear throughout the movement in various guises.

Second Movement: E-flat major, Adagio

Marked Cantabile e lento, the melody unfolds very gently. It would be beneficial to perform this movement while perceiving the changing harmonic colors in each section.

Third Movement: G minor, Presto

Over a simple rhythmic accompaniment supported by functional harmony, the right hand frequently employs scalar passages. A sonata form with a short development section.

Writer: Wada, Mayuko

Movements (3)

Mov.1 Allegro moderato

Total Performance Time: 8 min 30 sec 

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Mov.2 Adagio

Total Performance Time: 7 min 00 sec 

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Mov.3 Presto

Total Performance Time: 4 min 30 sec 

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