Composition: Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 (Chopin, Frédéric)
| Title | Sonata No. 3 |
| Alternative title | Seconde Grande Sonate |
| Creators | Frédéric Chopin (composer) |
| Opus | Op.58 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | B minor |
| Composed | 1844 |
| First published | 1845 |
| Dedication | Countess Emilie de Perthuis |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro maestoso | — | B minor | — |
| Scherzo. Molto vivace – Trio | — | E flat major, B major | — |
| Largo | — | B major | — |
| Finale. Presto non tanto | — | B minor | — |
Arrangements
(No arrangements)
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1844 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1845 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | J. Meissonnier | 1845 | Complete Score (full BNF resolution) |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score Cover Page |
| view | Complete | — | Litolff | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score (scan) Complete Score (filter) Complete Score (lower resolution) |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1883 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Cotta | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1895 | Complete Score Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Instytut Fryderyka Chopina | 1950 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | Brett Bachus (piano) | 1. Allegro maestoso 2. Scherzo. Molto vivace 3. Largo 4. Finale. Presto non tanto |
| view | Harald Vetter (piano) | 1. Allegro maestoso |
| view | Arthur Rubinstein (piano) | 1. Allegro maestoso 2. Scherzo. Molto vivace 3. Largo 4. Finale. Presto non tanto |
| view | Stefan Askenase (piano) | Complete Recording |
| view | Alfred Cortot (piano) | 1. Allegro maestoso 2. Scherzo 3. Largo 4. Finale. Presto ma non tanto |
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