Sonata No. 8 in E Minor

Started: 10-06-1999
Completed: 10-09-1999
Huntington Beach, CA

I don't have an exact figure, but if I had to guess, I'd say that maybe only 20 or so of the sonatas I've written are in slow tempi. (If I'm going to type "sonatas" maybe I should type "tempos" and "arpeggios"?)

This sonata is also remarkable because I use so-called Alberti bass. I have nothing at all against it (I love Mozart more than I can say, and where would his piano concerti [concertos?!] and sonatas be without it?), but I don't often use it myself.

This sonata begins in e minor and moves to the relative major (G) in the first half, then moves back to e minor before closing. I alternate between the the back 8' and the lute stop in this recording for variety.

Enjoy!