Prokofiev’s Sonata for Flute and Piano is one of the composer’s most lyrical wartime scores. Auerbach’s arrangement expands the sonata into a piano-trio medium, allowing the melodic line to pass into the oboe or violin while the violoncello creates a second singing register between the solo line and the piano.

In the violin version, Prokofiev’s long-breathed melodic writing acquires a new chamber profile: agile, lyrical, and sharply articulated. The piano remains the engine and harmonic frame, while the violoncello deepens the sonata’s cantabile and dramatic counterweight.

• Source Prokofiev’s Sonata for Flute and Piano.
• Arrangement Lera Auerbach, 2015.
• Forces Violin, violoncello and piano.

The official publisher title is Sonata for Flute and Piano. Arrangement by Lera Auerbach for violin or violin, cello and piano.

The world premiere of the violin, cello and piano version took place on 23 July 2015 at Verbier Festival, performed by Philippe Quint, Joshua Roman and Lera Auerbach.

Public links related to Prokofiev–Auerbach: Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano. The listening link opens an educational Vimeo playback pop-up for this performance.