Chopin cultivation was to experiment with the sonata and renovate the genre, “to make it more spontaneous and less predictable.”73 Although Chopin was familiar with the sonata’s tradition and valued its merits, he “could not stand keeping its models in a same way” 74 His sonatas were composed on the classical model with four-movement structures and traditional division of the first movement (exposition, development, recapitulation), and the functions of all movements remained within the classical model (first movement as sonata form, contrasts of characters between the movements). Sonatas are the peak of Chopin's stylistic development; in sonata genre romanticism features take significant role. Both sonatas combine the certain characteristic features of Chopin's style, manifested in the previous piano genres of his work (ballads, scherzo, and nocturnes). The last B minor sonata is dominated by lyrical, light moods; the main idea of the work embodies the desire for joy, life affirmation. While Classical influence remained strong throughout his life, Chopin followed the new Romantic ideology of nationalism, transformation, expansion and individualization, which resulted in an organic fluidity of his works. Chopin’s successful combination of two aesthetic ideals resulted in equilibrium of structural integrity and emotional
Chopin cultivation was to experiment with the sonata and renovate the genre, “to make it more spontaneous and less predictable.”73 Although Chopin was familiar with the sonata’s tradition and valued its merits, he “could not stand keeping its models in a same way” 74 His sonatas were composed on the classical model with four-movement structures and traditional division of the first movement (exposition, development, recapitulation), and the functions of all movements remained within the classical model (first movement as sonata form, contrasts of characters between the movements). Sonatas are the peak of Chopin's stylistic development; in sonata genre romanticism features take significant role. Both sonatas combine the certain characteristic features of Chopin's style, manifested in the previous piano genres of his work (ballads, scherzo, and nocturnes). The last B minor sonata is dominated by lyrical, light moods; the main idea of the work embodies the desire for joy, life affirmation. While Classical influence remained strong throughout his life, Chopin followed the new Romantic ideology of nationalism, transformation, expansion and individualization, which resulted in an organic fluidity of his works. Chopin’s successful combination of two aesthetic ideals resulted in equilibrium of structural integrity and emotional