Second Movement, B-flat Major, 3/4 time

In contrast to the D minor of the first movement, the second movement is in B-flat major, the submediant key (VI degree). Its opening, characterized by an ascending arpeggio of the tonic chord, will undoubtedly remind listeners of the beginning of the first movement.

It adopts a two-part form based on a sonata-like tonal structure, featuring a tonic theme characterized by a double-dotted rhythm and a dominant theme (F major) accompanied by intermittent tremolos on the dominant (from m. 22), in which both themes are recapitulated in the tonic key in the latter half (from m. 43). In this recapitulation section, the first theme is transformed, accompanied by 32nd-note arpeggios.