The first movement of Sonata No.6 (1939-40) by Sergei Prokofieff is full
of military suggestion, terror and conflict. The fierce tension of the
opening pages is momentarily relieved by the melancholy of the second
theme. The ingenious development exploits the second theme as it soars
in octaves over virtuosic material consisting of repeated figures and
first theme fragments. The fury of the development reaches orchestral
proportions before the powerful recapitulation. The second theme
reappears abridged and the movement draws to a disturbing close.
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