My odyssey with Elliott Carter's Piano Sonata (1945-1946) began in the Summer of 201 7. While this work is widely regarded as an early example of his mature style, Carter's Piano Sonata still sounded incredibly modern to me at first. With that said, beneath its remark­ ably contrapuntal complexity, I discovered a highly dramatic work encompassing a deeply profound emotional depth. As the work was composed with World War II in recent memory, I can only continue to speculate how it affected Carter, and in turn, the Piano Sonata.Carter: Piano SonataHo: Inner States of MindRachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36Purchase the music (without talk) at:Nicholas Ho - Illumine (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store)Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).