What is Piano Sonata No. 2 (Chopin)?
[[File:Chopin, by Wodzinska.JPG|thumb|200px|Chopin, 1835]] [[Frédéric Chopin]]'s '''[[Piano sonata|Piano Sonata]] No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35''', popularly known as '''The Funeral March''', was completed in 1839 at [[Nohant]], near [[Châteauroux]] in France. However, the third [[movement (music)|movement]], whence comes the sonata's common nickname, had been [[composition|composed]] as early as 1837. ==Movements== The sonata comprises four [[Movement (music)|movements]]: # ''Grave – Doppio movimento'' # ''Scherzo'' # ''Marche funèbre: Lento'' # ''Finale: Presto'' ==Further reading== * {{cite book | last =Rosen | first =Charles | authorlink= | title =The Romantic Generation | url =https://archive.org/details/romanticgenerati0000rose | year =1995 | publisher =Harvard University Press | location =[[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] | isbn = }} == Other websites == * {{IMSLP2|id=Piano Sonata No.2, Op.35 (Chopin, Frédéric)|cname=Piano Sonata No. 2}} * Piano Sonata No. 2 sheet music available at [http://www.musopen.com/sheetmusic.php?type=sheet&id=142 Musopen.com] * [http://www.superopera.com/mp3/therecital/therecital.htm Recording of Sonata No.2] performed by the pianist Alberto Cobo {{music-stub}} [[Category:Compositions by Frédéric Chopin]] [[Category:Piano sonatas|Chopin]]