Composition: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 (Chopin, Frédéric)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 2 |
| Creators | Frédéric Chopin (composer) |
| Opus | Op.35 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | B flat minor |
| Composed | 1837 |
| First published | 1840 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grave - Doppio movimento | — | B flat minor | — |
| Scherzo - Più lento | — | E flat minor, G flat major | — |
| Marche funèbre | — | B flat minor | — |
| Finale. Presto | — | B flat minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | orchestra | Prosper Pascal |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | theater orchestra | not identified |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | mixed chorus and piano | James William Slatter |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | violin, cello and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | violin, cello and piano | — |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | violin and piano | Fabian Rehfeld |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | violin and piano | August Schulz |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | violin and piano | — |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | violin and piano cello and piano |
Johann Valentin Hamm |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | violin and piano cello and piano |
Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | viola and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | cello and piano | Auguste Franchomme |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | cello and piano | Friedrich Grützmacher |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | cello and piano | Leopold Grützmacher |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | violin and piano cello and piano |
Henryk Waghalter |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | cornet and piano | not identified |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | piano 4 hands | Renaud de Vilbac |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | narrator and piano | Richard Burmeister |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | guitar | Stefan Apke |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | piano | William Thomas Best |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | organ | — |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | organ | Henry Clough-Leighter |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | organ | Michael Stenov |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | organ | Francis Cunningham Woods |
| view | Finale. Presto (No.4) | piano | Timothy Nicholas Martin |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1840 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Cover Page · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view Complete Score (lower resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1883 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1895 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Maurice Senart | 1930 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Institut Fryderyka Chopina | 1950 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (resized) · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | — | Schuberth & Co. | — | Complete Score · view Covers · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | — | W. H. Glen | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | — | G. Schirmer | 1882 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | — | B.J. Smit & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | — | Friedrich Hofmeister | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | — | Eclipse Publishing Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | — | Century Music Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | — | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Girod | — | Complete Score · view Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (E), 3/4 (D) · view Trumpet 1/2 (A) · view Trombone 1/2, 3 · view Timpani, Cymbals, Bass Drum, Tam-Tam · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
— | — | Complete Parts (full orch. without piano) · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for mixed chorus and piano |
Schott | — | Violin 1*, 2 · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Edition Peters | 1893 | Complete Score and Parts · view Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano | — | — | Incomplete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Robert Lienau | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Anton J. Benjamin | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano cello and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano cello and piano |
Hoesick | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello (alternate for violin) · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score and Part · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
Augener | — | Viola · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Cello · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score and Cello Part (color) · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano cello and piano |
Gebethner and Wolff | 1897 | Complete Score and Parts · view Complete Score · view Cello · view Violin (alternate for cello) · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for cornet and piano |
— | — | Piano and Cornet (A) Parts · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for narrator and piano |
Robert Forberg | 1908 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 1993 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for piano |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for organ | Ditson | 1902 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche funèbre (No.3) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Finale. Presto (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
Timothy Nicholas Martin | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Josef Hofmann (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Donald Broils (piano) | — | 1. Grave - Doppio movimento · file 2. Scherzo · file 3. Marche funèbre · file 4. Finale. Presto · file |
| view | Arthur Rubinstein (piano) | — | 1. Grave - Doppio movimento · file 2. Scherzo · file 3. Marche funèbre · file 4. Finale. Presto · file |
| view | Stefan Askenase (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Alfred Cortot (piano) | — | 1. Grave - Doppio Movimento · file 2. Scherzo · file 3. Marche funèbre · file 4. Finale. Presto · file |
| view | Sergei Rachmaninoff (piano) | — | 1. Grave - Doppio Movimento · file 2. Scherzo · file 3. Marche funèbre · file 4. Finale. Presto · file |
| view | Harald Vetter (piano) | — | 3. Marche funèbre · file |
| view | Michael Stenov (organ) and Michael Stenov (organ) | For Organ (Stenov) | 3. Marche funèbre ( B flat minor ) · file |
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