Chopin Scherzo no.2 in B flat minor Op.31

- Janusz Olejniczak (Erard 1849)

The second explosion of romanticism came at the turn of 1836. This time, however, it was not so short-lived and did not give way to a return of the style brillant, as several years previously. This time, the farewell to virtuosity for virtuosity’s sake proved final. The new style, all Chopin’s own, which might be called a specifically Chopinian dynamic romanticism, not only revealed itself, but established itself. It manifested itself à la Janus, with two faces: the deep-felt lyricism of the Nocturnes, Op. 27 and the concentrated drama of the Scherzo in B flat minor.

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Well, the best scherzo, isn't? Schumann heard Byronic touches. And I hear a strong inspiration in Beethoven's music. This piece is like the cherry in the cake, the real final piece in a very complicated machine. Here some special moments that i just love in this scherzo. (01:18, 03:24, 04:15, 04:37, 07:11, 07:28, 07:42, 07:44, 09:58, 10:08)

Sheet: https://imslp.org/wiki/Scherzo_No.2,_...)