Yashiro, Akio : Piano Sonate
Work Overview
Instrumentation:Piano Solo
Genre:sonata
Total Playing Time:15 min 50 sec
Copyright:Under Copyright Protection
Additional Notes:音楽之友社オンデマンド出版
Commentary (1)
Author : PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Editorial Department
Last Updated: January 1, 2010
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Author : PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Editorial Department
Composed at the commission of the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, and premiered by Ms. Yuko Yamaoka at its 30th-anniversary concert. As noted in the score, "spiritually much influenced by Beethoven's Sonata Op. 109," it shares a musical structure with the same work, employing a cyclic theme that skillfully uses the first movement's subject to achieve close connections and development across each movement.
First Movement (approx. 4 min)
A concise sonata form, with a vivid contrast between the two themes: Agitato and Adagio.
Second Movement (approx. 3 min)
A rapid toccata, Allegro ritmico, utilizing the Agitato theme from the first movement.
Third Movement (approx. 9 min)
A free set of variations on the Adagio theme from the first movement.
Movements (3)
Mov.3 Theme et Variations: Lento
Total Performance Time: 9 min 50 sec