Piano Sonata No. 3

Album by Fryderyk Chopin & Emil Gilels & Lazar Berman

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 is the third piano sonata by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, composed in 1844. The sonata exemplifies Chopin's mature Romantic piano writing, juxtaposing virtuosic, technically demanding passages with expansive lyrical writing within a dramatic sonata-form architecture, and it is the last of his piano sonatas, representing his engagement with large-scale instrumental forms late in his career.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Klaviersonate Nr. 3 h-moll op. 58 - 1. Allegro maestoso
    11:22
  2. 2.
    Klaviersonate Nr. 3 h-moll op. 58 - 2. Scherzo, Molto vivace
    2:36
  3. 3.
    Klaviersonate Nr. 3 h-moll op. 58 - 3. Largo
    10:08
  4. 4.
    Klaviersonate Nr. 3 h-moll op. 58 - 4. Finale, Presto, non tanto
    5:41
  5. 5.
    Polonaisen cis-moll op. 26 Nr. 1
    7:59
  6. 6.
    Polonaisen es-moll op. 26 Nr. 2
    8:22
  7. 7.
    Polonaisen A-dur op. 40 Nr. 1
    5:45
  8. 8.
    Polonaisen C-moll op. 40 Nr. 2
    5:59

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