# Talk:Piano Sonata No. 2 (Shostakovich)

Just letting everyone know that I rewrote this article earlier today. New and properly cited sources are used throughout, which add a lot of fascinating details to one’s appreciation of this enigmatic work. Hoping my work is enjoyable enough! :) —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 23:32, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

I deleted the image that was included in the infobox. What is needed is an image that is immediately relevant to the article itself, not a generic image of Shostakovich. Otherwise, you eventually have dozens of pages which have the same image. I do have an image of the sonata's dedicatee dated 1927 which could be used here; if not in the infobox, perhaps at least in the "Background" section. However, I scanned this image from a book printed in 2013. Is this safe to upload to Commons? --CurryTime7-24 (talk) 18:31, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Interesting. Users are different. All operas by Handel showed the same image until this year (and most still do), and a user seems to have left Wikipedia because that was questioned. My usual stance: when there's an image related to the composition, wonderful! But if not, an image of the composer at around the time of composition gives a reader an idea about the background. If you check the operas by Rossini, many have an image such as a score cover, scenic design, singer in a role, others the composer young to old, funny or serious depending on the opera. I agree that the dedicatee should not be in the infobox. You decide though, I have been trained to follow the principal author's wishes ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:34, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
Gerda Arendt, no worries. I see what you mean. I'll restore the image, at least for the time being. Do you think the aforementioned image of Nikolayev would be safe to upload also, though? --CurryTime7-24 (talk) 07:40, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
I'm no expert in image licenses, ask GRuban or Nikkimaria, perhaps. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:15, 9 June 2021 (UTC)