Piano Literature 2
Professor Korevaar
Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev
Reading: Burge: 57-60; 103-109
Listening:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Sonata No. 2, op. 36 (1913; rev.
1931); Etude-Tableau in E-flat minor, op. 39, no. 5; Etude Tableau in A
minor, op. 39, no. 6 (1916-1917).
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Toccata (1912), Sonata No. 3 (1917),
Sonata No. 7 (1939-1942)
Compare Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev's styles - note that they are almost
contemporaries. What can you say about their respective
approaches to piano writing based on what you've listened to?
Think about style terms like "Romanticism" and "Neo-classicism" and
"Modernism" and think about how they might apply to each of these
composers.