Boulez, Pierre: Sonata No 2

Composed by Pierre Boulez, 2nd Sonata for Piano is a piece for Piano in four distinct movements. Really modern and dissonant, this piece, played in its totality, lasts approximatively 32 minutes. - 1st movement: Really fast7'30' - 2nd movement: Slow '11' - 3rd movement: Moderate speed '2'30' - 4th movement: Rapid '11' This piece is difficult and requires a good music theory knowledge and a strong / professional practice of Piano. Reallyatonal, it includes numerous accidental notes, trills, and many changes in nuances at a rapid tempo for most of the piece. Pierre Boulez was a French composer who believed in the progress of music and who wrote many modernpieces. He studied with Olivier Messiaen, but developed a very different, distinctive style.