Download or read book Chopin's Third Piano Sonata, Op. 58 written by Adam Zukiewicz and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chopin's Third Piano Sonata, Op. 58, is the largest solo work of his late period. Chopin's successful combination of the Classical and the Romantic aesthetic, which is explored in Chapter 1, results in an effective balancing of structural integrity and emotional fulfillment. Every movement of Op. 58 possesses qualities of movements in a traditional sonata cycle; however, the tendency to blend structural elements, the expansion of thematic material, and the postponement of climaxes contribute to Chopin's distinctive treatment of the sonata genre.