Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Nationality: Russian | Soviet | Ukrainian

Born: April 27, 1891, Sontsovka, Ukraine Died: March 5, 1953, Moscow (age 61)

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Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94bis

(for violin and piano)

7:48	I.	Moderato
4:26	II.	Presto
3:23	III.	Andante
6:38	IV.	Allegro con brio

Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1943-1944 (age 51-53)

Note: Adapted from the Sonata for flute and piano, Op. 94

1 recording, 4 videos

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7:48

Arnold Belnick, Albert Dominguez

I. Moderato

4:26

Arnold Belnick, Albert Dominguez

II. Presto

3:23

Arnold Belnick, Albert Dominguez

III. Andante

6:38

Arnold Belnick, Albert Dominguez

IV. Allegro con brio

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Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)

Teacher

Nationality: Russian | Soviet

Born: January 11, 1875, Kiev Died: June 23, 1956, Moscow (age 81)

Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950)

Friend/Colleague

Nationality: Russian | Soviet

Born: April 20, 1881, Modlin, Poland Died: August 8, 1950, Moscow (age 69)

glossary

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
con [I,S]—with
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.
transcription, transcribe—To re-score a work for an ensemble of instruments different from the original version. Typical examples include orchestrating piano or chamber works and visa versa. Within the realm of chamber music, a work for winds might be transcribed for strings, a symphony into a string quartet, a trio featuring a clarinet substituting a viola. One interesting question is: who made the transcription, the original composer? One interesting effect is that the transcription may become favored over the original. One of the most curious transcriptions in all of chamber music is Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht", transcribed from string sextet to piano trio with amazing success by one of his students.
violin sonata—a multi-movement work for violin and keyboard (or continuo) though there are sonatas for solo violin as well as sonatas in a single movement. While the violin would seem to be the featured instrument, many sonatas starting with the classical period find the piano to be an equal partner in the sense of a chamber work for two players.