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ScherzoPiano Sonata in B-flat minor · Op. 35 · II

Difficulty 8
G-flat major
6 min
291 measures

The Scherzo of Chopin's Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35, written in 1839 and published in 1840. In E-flat minor, it hammers out repeated chords and leaping octaves that climb by chromatic steps, with fierce crescendos and sudden contrasts. A Più lento trio in G-flat major follows, a songlike melody over a gently rocking left hand; the Scherzo returns, and the movement fades away on the trio's tune. This edition follows the 1840 first German edition by Breitkopf & Härtel.

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Nocturne in C minorB. 108

Ballade No. 1 in G minorOp. 23

Étude in G-flat majorOp. 10 No. 5

Nocturne in E-flat majorOp. 9 No. 2

Prelude in E minorOp. 28, No. 4

Waltz in A minorB.150

Impromptu in C-sharp minorOp. 66

Prelude in D-flat majorOp. 28, No. 15

Nocturne in C-sharp minorB. 49

Nocturne in B-flat minorOp. 9 No. 1

Polonaise in A-flat majorOp. 53

Étude in E majorOp. 10, No. 3

Étude in C minorOp. 10, No. 12

Ballade No. 4 in F minorOp. 52

Nocturne in C minorOp. 48 No. 1

Grande Valse brillanteOp. 18

Waltz in C-sharp minorOp. 64 No. 2

Étude in C-sharp minorOp. 10, No. 4

Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minorOp. 31

ScherzoPiano Sonata No. 3 in B minor · Op. 58 · II

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minorOp. 58 · IV

Ballade No. 3 in A-flat majorOp. 47

Étude in B minorOp. 25 No. 10

Waltz in D-flat majorOp. 64 No. 1

Étude in F majorOp. 10 No. 8

Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minorOp. 39

Nocturne in F minorOp. 55 No. 1

Étude in C majorOp. 10 No. 1

Marche funèbrePiano Sonata in B-flat minor · Op. 35 · III

Étude in G-sharp minorOp. 25 No. 6

Étude in A-flat majorOp. 25 No. 1

Waltz in A-flat majorOp. 42

Mazurka in B-flat minorOp. 24 No. 4

Fantasy in F minorOp. 49

Étude in A minorOp. 25 No. 11

Waltz in B minorOp. 69, No. 2

Prelude in C majorOp. 28 No. 1

Prelude in A minorOp. 28, No. 2

Prelude in G majorOp. 28 No. 3

Prelude in A majorOp. 28 No. 7

Prelude in D minorOp. 28 No. 24

Prelude in B majorOp. 28 No. 11

Prelude in B minorOp. 28 No. 6

Prelude in D majorOp. 28 No. 5

Prelude in C-sharp minorOp. 28, No. 10

Prelude in E majorOp. 28 No. 9

Prelude in F majorOp. 28 No. 23

Prelude in E-flat minorOp. 28 No. 14

Prelude in F minorOp. 28 No. 18

Prelude in G minorOp. 28 No. 22

Prelude in E-flat majorOp. 28 No. 19

Prelude in B-flat majorOp. 28 No. 21

Prelude in A-flat majorOp. 28 No. 17

Prelude in F-sharp majorOp. 28 No. 13

Prelude in B-flat minorOp. 28, No. 16

Prelude in G-sharp minorOp. 28 No. 12

Prelude in F-sharp minorOp. 28, No. 8

Grande Polonaise brillante preceded by an Andante spianatoOp. 22 · I

Étude in A-flat majorOp. 10 No. 10

Nocturne in D-flat majorOp. 27, No. 2

Piano Sonata in B-flat minorOp. 35 · I

FinalePiano Sonata in B-flat minor · Op. 35 · IV

Nocturne in B majorOp. 62 No. 1

Mazurka in B minorOp. 33 No. 4

Scherzo No. 4 in E majorOp. 54

BarcarolleOp. 60

Polonaise in A majorOp. 40 No. 1

Étude in E minorOp. 25 No. 5

Waltz in A-flat majorOp. 34 No. 1

LullabyOp. 57

Mazurka in A minorOp. 59 No. 1

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