Presto passionatoOp. 22a

Schumann's original finale for his Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 22, first published on its own in 1866, ten years after his death. Turbulent and whirlwind-fast, the piece drives both hands through relentless runs and wide leaps, including a passage that pits two beats against three. Clara Schumann said that even connoisseurs did not understand it and asked for another finale, so Schumann wrote a new rondo in its place.