Chopin, Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35, 1. Grave (0'

Frédéric Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35, popularly known as The Funeral March, was completed in 1839 at Nohant, near Châteauroux in France. However, the third movement, whence comes the sonata's common nickname, had been composed as early as 1837. The Sonata is considered to be one of the greatest masterworks of the nineteenth century. These are the closing cords of the dramatic, irruptive reprise of the first movement Grave – Doppio movimento, played fff.