Chopin: Sonata in B-flat Minor Op. 35 (Giovanni Umberto Battel) | Classical Piano Music

Subscribe for more classical music: All the best classical music ever on one channel: Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Wagner, Strauss, Vivaldi, Brahms and many more! ► BUY Sonata in B-flat Minor, Op. 35: Listen to the very best of classical music Piano Music: All the best Follow us here: More music here: Performed by Giovanni Umberto Battel Sonata n. 2 in Si bemolle Minore op. 35 – Grave, Doppio Movimento 00:00 Sonata n. 2 in Si bemolle Minore op. 35 – Scherzo 08:07 Sonata n. 2 in Si bemolle Minore op. 35 – Marcia funebre, Lento 16:15 Sonata n. 2 in Si bemolle Minore op. 35 – Finale, Presto 25:49 Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B♭ minor, Op. 35, popularly known as The Funeral March, was completed in 1839 at Nohant, near Châteauroux in France. However, the third movement had been composed as early as 1837. The sonata comprises four movements: Grave – Doppio movimento (in B♭ minor and in modified sonata form with the first subject absent in the recapitulation, ending in B♭ major) Scherzo (in E♭ minor and in ternary form, middle section and ending in G♭ major) Marche funèbre: Lento (in B♭ minor and in ternary form) Finale: Presto (in B♭ minor) The first movement features a stormy opening theme and a gently lyrical second theme. The second movement is a virtuoso scherzo with a more relaxed melodic central section. The third movement begins and ends with the celebrated funeral march in B♭ minor which gives the sonata its nickname, but has a calm interlude in D♭ major. The finale contains a whirlwind of unremitting parallel octaves, with unvarying tempo and dynamics, and not a single rest or chord until the final bars with a sudden fortissimo B♭ octave and a B♭ minor chord ending the whole piece. James Huneker, in his introduction to the American version of Mikuli edition of the Sonatas, quotes Chopin as saying, “The left hand unisono with the right hand are gossiping after the March.“ Arthur Rubinstein is said to have remarked that the fourth movement is the “wind howling around the gravestones“. The Sonata confused contemporary critics, who found it lacked cohesion. Robert Schumann suggested that Chopin had in this sonata “simply bound together four of his most unruly children.“ (See Schirmer’s modern reprint of the Mikuli edition.) Thank you so much for watching this video by Halidon Music channel, we hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to share it and subscribe to our channel All the best classical music ever on Halidon Music Youtube Channel: The Best Classical Music Playlist Mix, The Best Classical Music For Studying, Classical Music For Reading, Classical Music For Concentration, Classical Music for Sleeping and Relaxation, Instrumental Music, Background Music, Opera Music, Piano, Violin & Orchestral Masterpieces by the greatest composers of all time. The very best of Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Schubert, Handel, Liszt, Haydn, Strauss, Verdi, Brahms, Wagner, Mahler, Rossini, Ravel, Grieg, Ravel, Dvorák…. All rights reserved