Chopin, Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-minor, Op. 58, iv. Finale: Presto non tanto

Chopin, Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-minor, Op. 58, iv. Finale: Presto non tanto

For me, very little about this movement can or need be said that doesn’t involve the word “majestic.”  The first measures are like a pronouncement of what will come right after, with a melody that is not unlike a huge waterfall, splashing, misting, and spraying notes over the listener, complete with a kind of “undertow” in the left hand.

If Niagra Falls had a sound track it might sound a lot like this movement. 

To see what I mean, and just for fun, play my performance of this movement and the video below, but with the sound off on the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0rU18uPs4o

Please let me know what you think about this sonata in the Comments, and thanks so much.

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