Vladislav Kladnitsky (born in 1932) â?? composer, honoured art worker of Russia,whose creation includes musical-theatrical pieces, symphomies, symphonic suites and overtures, cantatas, vocal-symphonic, choral, chamber-instrumental opuses, vocal cycles, numerous popular songs, music for theatre and cinema. The Sonata for Two Pianos in Eight Hands combines naturally melodious fantasy and thematical evolution peculiar for generally accepted sonata cycle of three movements. The double four-hands cast, chosen by Kladnitsky is rather unique fo the concert practice, but mostly expedient for ample piano sounding exposition. The Sonata would be doubtlessly useful in pedagogical practice becoming a tramp-card on the concert stage.