The two mature piano sonatas (No. 2, Op. 35, written in 1839 and No. 3, Op. 58, written in 1844) are in four movements. In Op. 35, Chopin was able to combine within a formal large musical structure many elements of his virtuosic piano technique—"a kind of dialogue between the public pianism of the brilliant style and the German sonata principle". The last movement, a brief (75-bar) perpetuum mobile in which the hands play in unmodified octave unison throughout, was found shocking and unmusical by contemporaries, including Schumann. The Op. 58 sonata is closer to the German tradition, including many passages of complex counterpoint, "worthy of Brahms" according to the music historians Kornel Michałowski and Jim Samson. COUNT 5
QSN1 How many movements are No. 2, Op. 35 and No. 3, Op 58 in? ANS1 four QSN2 What two people claimed that Op 58 was "worthy of Brahms"? ANS2 Kornel Michałowski and Jim Samson QSN3 How many movements are in No. 2, Op. 35 and No. 3, Op 58? ANS3 four QSN4 Which movement was found lacking in musicality by Schumann? ANS4 The last movement QSN5 According to music historians, which sonata is similar to German tradition and worthy of Brahms? ANS5 Op. 58