Piano Sonata No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)

Piano Sonata No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)

Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36, is a piano sonata in B-flat minor composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1913. It was later revised with the note, "The new version, revised and reduced by author." It has three movements:

#Allegro agitato
#Non allegro
#Allegro molto

A typical performance lasts approximately 25 minutes.

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