Scherzo in B-flat minor, Op. 31

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Les_Sylphides
gptkbp:challenges requires advanced technique
requires dynamic control
requires expressive playing
gptkbp:character playful
gptkbp:characteristics syncopation
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Frédéric_Chopin
gptkbp:dedication to the Countess Delphine Potocka
gptkbp:duration approximately 7 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance 1837
gptkbp:form ABA form
gptkbp:genre scherzo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scherzo in B-flat minor, Op. 31
gptkbp:influenced later composers
the development of the scherzo form
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:award
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in in music theory courses
gptkbp:is_cited_in as a masterpiece of Romantic piano music
gptkbp:is_discussed_in in musicology literature
gptkbp:is_often_used_in in recitals
in piano competitions
in classical music albums
by professional pianists
gptkbp:is_studied_in in conservatories
by piano students
gptkbp:key B-flat minor
gptkbp:mood gptkb:melancholic
dramatic
energetic
gptkbp:notable_for its lyrical middle section
gptkbp:notable_recordings Yuja Wang's recording
Vladimir Ashkenazy's recording
Artur Rubinstein's recording
Evgeny Kissin's recording
Martha Argerich's recording
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Chopin's_piano_works
gptkb:Chopin's_legacy
gptkbp:performance often played in concert settings
gptkbp:published_by 1839
gptkbp:recorded_by many pianists
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Chopin's_other_scherzos
gptkbp:style virtuosic
gptkbp:year_composed 1837