First Piano Sonata, Op. 4
First Piano Sonata, Op. 4.
I wrote my First Piano Sonata in 2001 and premiered this Sonata in New York, NY. Performing at Hunter College Lang Recital Hall, where I gave the World Premiere of this composition, brought a tear to my face. It is there, in 2000, I was going to perform my Seven Preludes for Piano with my dad present. Ultimately, this never happened due to his second heart attack. I did not perform that concert. After a short period of time after his death, I was given an opportunity to perform my First Sonata for Piano, which I did.
This Sonata draws on a vast array of musical resources, ranging from Armenian folk music to Russian classical music, with certain elements of American jazz, while using means of contemporary language.
The Guide to the Pianist’s Repertoire, Fourth Edition by Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts wrote: “In one movement with repetitive rhythms, seventh chords, lyricism, strong dynamic contrasts, and muscular writing.”
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