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Frédéric Chopin

Scherzo No. 2 (Chopin)

The Scherzo No. 2 in B minor, Op. 31 is a scherzo by Frédéric Chopin. The work was composed and published between 1835 and 1837, and was dedicated to Countess Adèle Fürstenstein. As pianist David

Structure#

The beginning is marked Presto and opens in B minor. However, most of the work is written in D major. The opening to the piece consists of two arpeggiated pianissimo chords, and after a moment’s pause, goes into a set of fortissimo chords, before returning to the quiet arpeggiated chords. The piece then goes to an arpeggio section which leads to the con anima. Then, the middle section appears in A major. After the middle section ends (modulating in B minor), the first section reappears with a coda.

The Scherzo No. 2, among other pieces by Chopin, is heard in the Woody Woodpecker episode “Musical Moments From Chopin”. A fragment is also heard in the movie “Witness to murder”, 1954, with Barbara Stanwyck.

Composer
Frédéric Chopin