Sonata No. 2 "Lumine" in F Minor, Op. 40

A sonata in four movements, very advanced difficulty: I. Chiaroscuro: Allegro tempestuoso II. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto - Tempo di minuetto - Meno mosso III. Notturno: Senza misura - Adagio, molto espressivo IV. Finale: Allegro molto The first movement is in strict sonata-allegro form in coda, and the last movement is planned to be in strict form as well. The middle movements wander in and out of focus and serve as programmatic development rather than thematic development, and the last movement is cyclic. The program of the sonata comes through its title, Lumine: it is a grand struggle between light (represented by sharp keys) and darkness (represented by flat keys). For this reason, the middle movements feature highly progressive tonality, wandering from darkness, to light, then back and forth.