Piano Sonata in B minor (1853)

                The Piano Sonata in B minor (German: Klaviersonate h-moll), S.178 is considered 
        one of the greatest piano sonatas ever written.  It has been analysed by academics 

        more than any of his other works. It was completed in 1853 and published in 1854 

        with a dedication to Robert Schumann.  Its playing time is about 30 minutes.

        Some technical talk: 

              thematic transformation

              cyclic form

              double-function form