Scherzo no 2 in b flat minor, op 31 hyperion records cds. The opening bars of the third scherzo, for instance, need to generate more of a feeling of mystery and anticipation, and its choralelike theme in the major seems to call for a more sonorous approach. I think scherzo 2 is technically more difficult, but if this is your first scherzo, maybe you should try scherzo 2 so it doesnt sound like you are practicing a jumble of notes for hours on end. In some countries this may not be legally possible. Frederic francois chopin scherzo ii in bb minor, op. Converted to black and white tif files, deskewed, resampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins.
Chopin invented musical forms such as the ballade and was responsible for major innovations in forms such as the piano sonata, waltz, nocturne, etude, impromptu and prelude. The beginning is marked presto and opens in b flat minor. Robert schumann compared this scherzo to a byronic poem, so overflowing with tenderness, boldness, love and contempt. Chopin s scherzo in b flat minord flat major was published in leipzig in the same year it was composed. This manuscript copy was prepared by the copyist julian fontana and served as the engravers model for the german first edition. Chopins scherzos form a climax in the history of the genre. Theres a chilly relentlessness about this collection of chopin recitals that keeps the music at arms length, writes andrew clements. They are both great introductions to chopins scherzos, but i feel like scherzo 2 will be more rewarding right off the bat.
His works are mainstays of romanticism in 19thcentury classical music. It was published that same year, dedicated to countess adele furstenstein. Gary graffman the complete rca and columbia album collection. However, delays in postal and courier services mean that deliveries are currently taking longer than usual. In my blog post of 21 march 2016, i lamented the existing confusion concerning the tied notes in chopins 1 st scherzo. The work was composed and published in 1837, and was dedicated to countess adele furstenstein.
This article analyzes and summarizes the important piano works by scherzo no. Each part of the music image, musical composition and musical characteristics elaborates the musical composition of scherzo no. But theres still a great deal to admire in yundi lis playing, not. Prillaman grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. His b minor scherzo, for example, comes off as excessively sectional, and its central section lacks poetry.
At a point schumann compared this scherzo to a bryonic poem, overflowing with tenderness, boldness, love and contempt. Dec 27, 2005 energetic and placing several of the scherzos motivic ideas in close proximity, the coda brings the scherzo to an exciting close. Schumann compared this scherzo to a byronic poem, so overflowing with tenderness, boldness, love and contempt. As his last sonata for solo piano, it has been suggestedby whom. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of this work. The work was composed and published in 1837, and was dedicated. If ivo pogorelich was once hailed as the original chopin interpretor, one would need to listen to trpceski to savour more fully the meaning of this word. Energetic and placing several of the scherzos motivic ideas in close proximity, the coda brings the scherzo to an exciting close. The striking chord in bar 6 is an inversion of ii halfdiminished seventh a similar chord was also used at the start of the. They are both great introductions to chopin s scherzos, but i feel like scherzo 2 will be more rewarding right off the bat. The best known scherzos before chopin are those by beethoven and mendelssohn, and these undoubtedly served chopin as models.
Notes publication date from hofmeisters verzeichnis. Download and print top quality scherzo in b flat minor op. Scherzo no 2 in b flat minor, op 31 hyperion records. The contrasts in mood are being brought to almost an extreme, made possible by his superlative prowess. The scherzo is another form extended and redefined by chopin. However, in chopins more mature scherzos all that seems to be left of these models is the 34 meter. Barcarola e scherzo casella pdf barcarola e scherzo, op. So, it makes sense to update my report from the chopin workshop and to highlight a few problems in these editions. The scherzo is easier than the ballade, but easy isnt a term you should associate with any of the ballades or scherzi. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame. The quartet of independent works he composed with this title between 1831 and 1843 has little to do with the earlier scherzos of beethoven and mendelssohn or.
Chopin scherzo no 2 op 31 in b minor sheet music youtube. Jun 19, 2019 barcarola e scherzo casella pdf barcarola e scherzo, op. In the meantime, casually expressed, another 2 scherzi later, 2 scherzi more mature and clearly even more confused, alas. Nov 01, 2012 theres a chilly relentlessness about this collection of chopin recitals that keeps the music at arms length, writes andrew clements. The scherzo no 2 in b flat minor, op 31, was written and published in the same year as chopin wrote the funeral march from his piano sonata no 2 in b flat minor, op 35. The problem is their repetitious nature, which anna gourari does nothing to hide by playing the same thing the same way when it comes round a second time, and even beyond. Hes got the looks, youth, and keyboard athleticism to fill that role, but on the basis of this all chopin disc and his previous chopin and liszt recitals, he still lacks the interpretive maturity that translates into staying power. However, in chopins more mature scherzos, all that seems to be left of these models is the 34 meter.
Yundi then yundi li was 22 when he made his chopin cd, four years after becoming the youngest winner of the prestigious international chopin competition in warsaw. As compared to the other composers on todays program, frederic chopin was perhaps the most well known composerpianist of his day. An analysis of the musical writing features of chopins. This is the most terse, ironic, difficult and tightly constructed of the four scherzi, with an almost beethovenian grandeur. There is simply not a single bar of trpceskis chopin thats not original. This work has been released into the public domain by its author, glen w. Publication date 1837 topics scherzos, for piano, scores featuring the piano, for 1 player collection imslp.