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Scherzo No. 3 in C♯ minor, Op. 39

18397 min

This guide follows Chopin’s Scherzo No. 3 in C♯ minor, Op. 39 (1839) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Daniil Trifonov (piano) (2010)

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Sonata form0:03–6:59

Two ideas alternate and clash. After the 24- , the storms in as the first , in octaves, with a fierce falling figure. In the the music hushes into the in D-flat major, set against falling arpeggios. Then the begins, and the brings back the octave and then the in new keys. Just before the the is lifted into C-sharp major. In the tension peaks, and heavy chords the piece.

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

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