Скачать или смотреть Piano Sonata No. 4 in C♯ — Movement I (2020)

This video presents the first movement of Piano Sonata No. 4 in C♯ by Richard Martirosian.

This is the first of a five-movement sonata. I began this sonata during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, while working as a medical resident. The music reflects systemic strain, isolation, and exhaustion during this time. Its language draws on a more classical-romantic idiom, grounded in weighty chordal writing and long spans of held tension.

The first movement unfolds gradually, with dense harmonic structures and contrapuntal motion shaping its architecture. Rather than driving toward overt climax, the material sustains intensity across extended passages. The closing section withdraws: the texture thins, the tempo relaxes, and the movement resolves quietly through a plagal cadence, avoiding a triumphant conclusion.

Composed: 2020 (incomplete)
Duration: ≈ 8.5 minutes (first movement)
Instrumentation: Solo Piano

This recording is part of an ongoing archive documenting the development and revision of larger-scale piano works.

More works and scores: https://RMMcomposer.com