Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28 / Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Howard Shelley

Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28 and Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 are piano sonatas by Sergei Rachmaninov, composed in 1907–08 and 1913 respectively, with the Second Sonata later revised in 1931. Both works employ late-Romantic harmonies and expansive, technically demanding pianistic writing, the First exploring experimental formal ideas while the Second consolidates large-scale structure and dense textures that reflect an important phase in Rachmaninov's compositional development.

First released: May 1988

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1.
Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28: I. Allegro moderato
13:38
2.
Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28: II. Lento
9:35
3.
Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28: III. Allegro molto
14:15
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Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36: I. Allegro agitato - Meno mosso
8:01
5.
Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36: II. Non allegro - Lento - Più mosso
5:57
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Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36: III. Allegro molto - Poco meno mosso - Presto
5:41