Chopin's Second Sonata

Chopin’s second Sonata is the most well known out of the three piano sonatas. This is probably attributed to the famous third movement, or Funeral March. I think the most interesting movement in the sonata is the fourth movement. It directly follows the sorrowful, very melodious funeral march. It is such a quick outburst of notes though that it is hard to figure out how it fits into the sonata. It only lasts about a minute and a half. It is definitely not a lyrical movement, as the previous ones. The movement contains no rests or even a chord until the final bar. The fourth movement is almost as though it is an afterthought to the funeral march. Many people find the sonata hard to interpret because each movement seems so disconnected from one another. I think that is what makes this piece so amazing though. It is like life itself. Sometimes there seems though there is no connection at all. Instead of trying to make piece that is easy to understand, he writes with his feelings and his raw emotions can be heard in the music.