Piano Sonata No. 2 In B-flat Minor

Piano Sonata No. 2 In B-flat Minor

Composer Frédéric Chopin Released 1837-1839

Piano Sonata No. 2 In B-flat Minor (Op. 35) was composed by Frédéric Chopin. Most of the work was composed in 1839, but the third movement, the funeral march, had been composed as early as 1837. It is considered one of Chopin's most difficult and technically demanding works to interpret on the piano.

The sonata comprises four movements:

1. Grave - Doppio movimento
2. Scherzo
3. Marche funèbre: Lento
4. Finale: Presto

The first movement features a stormy opening theme and a gently lyrical second theme. The second movement is a virtuoso scherzo with a more relaxed melodic central section. The third movement begins and ends with the celebrated funeral march in B flat minor which gives the sonata its nickname, but has a calm interlude in D flat major. The finale contains a whirlwind of unremitting parallel octaves, with unvarying tempo and dynamics, and not a single rest or chord until the final bars.

Games

Boothill (ARC)

Boothill (ARC)

Arranger Unknown Released 1977-??-?? Format UNK Loops No

Stuntman (A26)

Stuntman (A26)

Arranger Unknown Released 1983-??-?? Format UNK Loops No

The tune is output to TIA when you die.

Survival Island (A26)

Survival Island (A26)

Arranger Unknown Released 1983-??-?? Format UNK Loops No

The song plays to TIA everytime you die in the game.

Mr. Dig (A8)

Mr. Dig (A8)

Arranger Unknown Released 1984-??-?? Loops No

Wild Gunman (NES)

Wild Gunman (NES)

Arranger Hirokazu Tanaka Released 1984-02-18 Format NSF Loops No

King's Quest: Quest of the Crown (DOS)

King's Quest: Quest of the Crown (DOS)

Arranger Unknown Released 1984-??-?? Length 0:06 Format SND (Sierra) Loops No

An excerpt from the well-known Funeral March movement is played when you cause Sir Graham to suffer a grizzly fate. The song is Sound.002 in the game's data files.

Both versions of the tune have been recorded, the 3 voice version and the PC speaker version.

Video Vince and the Game Factory (ARC)

Video Vince and the Game Factory (ARC)

Arranger Craig Beierwaltes Released 1984 (Unreleased) Format UNK

King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne (DOS)

King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne (DOS)

Arranger Al Lowe Released 1987-??-?? Length 0:06 Format SND (Sierra) Loops No

The same tune is played for the same reason in King's Quest 2. Once again, there are two versions of the song. However, the 3 voice version is slightly lower quality than the version in KQ1. The song is Sound.007 in the game's data files.

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (DOS)

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (DOS)

Arranger Al Lowe Released 1987-06-04 Format SND (Sierra) Loops No

Plays before Larry shoots himself.

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (C64)

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (C64)

Arranger Matthew Kane, Chris Grigg Released 1988-10-?? Length 1:44 Format SID Loops Yes

The "Game Over" theme incorporates an excerpt from the song, after which it segues into the game's main theme.

King's Quest: Quest of the Crown (SMS)

King's Quest: Quest of the Crown (SMS)

Arranger Unknown Released 1989-07-?? Loops No

Mahjong Taikai (NES)

Mahjong Taikai (NES)

Arranger Hiori Wakakuwa Released 1989-10-31 Format NSF

Arctic Adventure: Penguin & Seal (NES)

Arctic Adventure: Penguin & Seal (NES)

Arranger Li Cheang Ma Released 1989-??-?? Length 0:03 Loops No

Plays when the player loses a life.

The Chessmaster (NES)

The Chessmaster (NES)

Arranger Peter Stone Programmer Mike Riedel Released 1990-01-?? Length 0:05 Format NSF Loops No

Battle Chess (NES)

Battle Chess (NES)

Arranger Tania Smith Programmer Neil Brennan Released 1990-07-?? Length 0:06 Format NSF

Days of Thunder (NES)

Days of Thunder (NES)

Arranger Tania Smith Programmer Brian Post Released 1990-10-?? Format NSF

Prehistorik (DOS)

Prehistorik (DOS)

Arranger Christophe Fevre, Michel Golgevit, Zorba Kouaik Released 1991-??-?? Length 0:22 Format MDI, VOC Loops Yes

The Town With No Name (CDTV)

The Town With No Name (CDTV)

Arranger The Jester Released 1992-??-?? Length 0:05 Format MOD Loops No

WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge (NES)

WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge (NES)

Arranger Paul Webb Released 1992-09-?? Format NSF

WWF: King of the Ring (NES)

WWF: King of the Ring (NES)

Arranger Nick Eastridge Released 1993-11-?? Format NSF

Theme Park (DOS)

Theme Park (DOS)

Arranger Russell Shaw Released 1994 Length 0:08 Format HMP Loops No

Theme Park (SNES)

Theme Park (SNES)

Arranger Russell Shaw Released 1994-??-?? Format SPC

Pole Chudes (NES)

Pole Chudes (NES)

Arranger Alexander Chudov Released 1995-??-?? Length 0:06 Format NSF Loops No

Plays when the player lands on Bankrupt after spinning the wheel.

The Curse of Monkey Island (W32)

The Curse of Monkey Island (W32)

Arranger Michael Land Released 1997-10-31 Format CD

South Park (PBL)

South Park (PBL)

Arranger Kyle Johnson Released 1999-02-?? Format UNK

Played during Kenny Shot.

Mortadelo y Filemón: Dos Vaqueros Chapuceros (W32)

Mortadelo y Filemón: Dos Vaqueros Chapuceros (W32)

Arranger Emilio de Paz Released 2000-??-?? Format CD

Used for undertaker's theme.

Syberia (W32)

Syberia (W32)

Arranger Dimitri Bodiansky, Nicholas Varley Released 2002-01-09 Format BIK

Steamland (W32)

Steamland (W32)

Arranger Aleksey Doubovtsev Released 2003-09-?? Length 0:26 Format WAV

Mortadelo y Filemón: Una Aventura de Cine (W32)

Mortadelo y Filemón: Una Aventura de Cine (W32)

Arranger Emilio de Paz Released 2003-11-?? Format WAV

Used for undertaker's theme.

Titenic (NES)

Titenic (NES)

Arranger Hummer Cheng Released 2005-??-?? Length 0:05 Format NSF Loops No

Super Cool Boy 3-in-1 version plays this song at the game over screen. However, the one included in Super New Year Cart 15-in-1 (NES) replaced it with an original composition.

Links

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No._2_%28Chopin%29 - Wikipedia.
• youtube.com/watch?v=OYG-Q-TlC8E - Performed by Vladimir Horowitz.