Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
This guide follows Schumann’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 (1835) in four parts: So rasch wie möglich (sonata form), Andantino. Getragen (theme and variations), Scherzo. Sehr rasch und markiert (minuet and trio) and Rondo. Presto (rondo).
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A strong G minor chord forms the brief , and the bursts out, fierce and urgent. The leads to B-flat major for a more inward , and 2 and the the . The four parts of the work mainly with from the before the . Then the music speeds up, and the , marked faster and then faster still, races to the end in pounding runs.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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