Sonata for viola and piano ор. 51 f-moll (1954) by V.Ya. Shebalin in Russian music of the 50s of the XXth century: contexts of creativity

The study forms an idea of the peculiarities of the development of chamber-ensemble music, which marked a new stage in the development of sonata form, and ways of its formation in Russian art in the mid XXth century. Some works created during these years in the genre of chamber ensemble laid the foundation for a whole gallery of images that were in direct connection with the atmosphere of the post-war period, its inspiring creative start. The author’s focus is on the work of V.Ya. Shebalin and his Sonata for Viola and Piano f-moll op .51 No. 2 from the Three Sonatas Cycle (1954). The specifics of the composer’s artistic thinking and the direction of his activity are determined in order to solve practical problems when studying the modern repertoire of chamber ensembles.