About this work
Mazurka Op. 30 No. 2 begins in B minor and 3/4 with a Vivace based more on lift than speed. Short triplet groups launch the melody, often acting as an upbeat towards an accent or sustained note. The left hand replies with widely spaced bass notes and chords. Unless both layers share the same internal pulse, the rhythm comes apart within the first few bars.
Phrases then broaden through chromatic lines, gradual crescendos and transfers of voices between the hands. Returns of the initial motif alternate with more connected passages in which the bass also becomes active. Accents do not all demand greater volume: some show the direction of a cell or briefly displace the point of emphasis within the bar.
Play each triplet as a single gesture leading to its arrival note, then place it above a left hand reduced to bass notes. In chromatic rises, identify chord positions and prepare the next one before leaving the previous one. Practise long crescendos at a moderate tempo while retaining some reserve for their final bars. Pedal can connect the written basses, but it must not conceal changes of voice or thicken repeated chords.
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