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Sonata in G major, Op. 6
Erich Wolfgang Korngold · 1897–1957
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM
Listen
- Type
- Sonata
- Setting
- Piano
- Length
- About 35 min
- Era
- 20th century
- Nationality
- Austrian-American
- Exam lists
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Notes
Late-Romantic expansive sonata; dense chromatic writing, stamina, ensemble
About this work
- Composed
- 1912-13
- Dedicated to
- Artur Schnabel (1882–1951) and Carl Flesch (1873–1944)
- First performed
- 21 October 1913, Berlin
- Ben moderato, ma con passione
- Scherzo. Allegro molto (con fuoco)
- Adagio
- Finale. Allegretto quasi andante (con grazia)