Piano Sonata No.2, Op.38 (Valen, Fartein)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements
Composition Year	1940/06/26-1941/08/25
Genre Categories	Sonatas; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player

1 Performances
- 1.1 Recordings
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
- 2.2 Other
  - 2.2.1 Allegro maestoso (No.1)
3 General Information

Performances

Recordings

1. Andante maestoso (EU)
*#928941 - 59.59MB - 7:17 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/52/!N - 25×⇩ - FLAC - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2024/8/25)

Performer Pages	Eric Xi Xin Liang (piano)
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score (EU)
*#1040191 - 84.78MB, 36 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/52/V - 28×⇩ - Pengudosh

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Pengudosh (2026/6/8)

Publisher. Info.	Manuscript, 1940 (July 16th) – 1941 (August 25th).
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Working manuscript in black ink. Full score.
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Complete Score (EU)
*#964529 - 71.75MB, 32 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/52/V - 65×⇩ - Schalltrichter-...

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Schalltrichter-... (2025/4/1)

Copyist	Unknown copyist — H.S. ?
Publisher. Info.	Manuscript, n.d.[1941].
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	This file is part of the Submission Project. Fair copy in black ink. Full score. Some emendations in pencil. Manuscript paper marked Skala Nr. 1, similar to other fair copies by H.S.
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Complete Score (EU)
*#10271 - 14.32MB, 31 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/52/!N - 1915×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2007/7/19)

Publisher. Info.	The Valen Society Edition, Vol.9 Oslo: Harald Lyche & Co., 1956. Plate No. 304.
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Other

Allegro maestoso (No.1)

Motivic Analysis (EU)
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General Information

Work Title	Piano Sonata No.2
Alternative. Title
Name Translations	Pianosonate nr. 2, opus 38
Composer	Valen, Fartein
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.38
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IFV 5
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements: Allegro maestoso Andante — Più lento — Tempo I Toccata. Allegro molto — Meno mosso — Molto tranquillo
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1940/06/26-1941/08/25
First Performance.	1955/11/05 in Oslo: Universitets Aula Hanna-Marie Weydahl (piano)
First Publication.	1956
Dedication	To my sister Magnhild Sendstad
Average DurationAvg. Duration	20-28 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Modern
Instrumentation	piano
External Links	Wikipedia article (in Norwegian)