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Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36

18396 min

This guide follows Chopin’s Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36 (1839) in one part.

Recording: Daniil Trifonov (piano) (2010)

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0:02–5:41

A: a slow, -like melody in F-sharp major, sung over a gentle left-hand figure. The grows more agitated. B: a contrasting section in D major, with a dotted, military rhythm and a rising heroic . Then the opening melody in F major with triplets in the accompaniment, and again amid brilliant passagework. The settles back into the calm of the opening and ends on a loud chord.

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