Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 (Chopin)

Movements

i Allegro maestoso ii Scherzo iii Largo iv Finale: Presto, non tanto

Notes

The Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, is a piano sonata in four movements composed by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin; it is the second of the composer’s three mature sonatas (the others being the Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35, and the Sonata for Piano and Cello in G minor, Op. 65). Completed in 1844 and published in 1845, the work is considered to be one of Chopin’s most difficult compositions, both technically and musically. The work is dedicated to Countess Élise de Perthuis

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