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Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

184429 min

This guide follows Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 (1844) in four parts: Allegro maestoso (sonata form), Scherzo: Molto vivace (minuet and trio), Largo and Finale: Presto non tanto.

Recording: Evgeny Kissin (piano) (1991)

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Follow all 43 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II: · Minuet and trio
  3. III
  4. IV:
I Sonata form0:22–10:16

A forceful, downward-arching opens the as the first , and a follows. The enters in D major over an Alberti bass (a broken-chord accompaniment), and the is long enough that many pianists skip its repeat. A second and then a the . The works from the in . The begins with the ; the first is left out. The ends in B major.

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  2. :
II: Minuet and trio10:19–16:28
III16:38–21:17
IV: 21:59–28:59

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Frédéric ChopinPiano sonatasRomantic periodB minorSonata formMinuet and trio

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