[2] This work features paraphrases and quotations of his previous Piano Sonata in G minor JB 3:24 (1846).
The second movement (2/4, G minor) is most reminiscent to a scherzo featuring two trios, but identified as Alternativo I and II.
In the first Alternativo, both the cello and violin have similar thematic material during their respective espressivos that are both repeated twice.
In the second Alternativo, a sharp contrast is made in volume as all three instruments have a much louder chordal texture featuring a new rhythmic motive (dotted eighth/sixteenth) included.
As the final reiteration of the A-section returns, there is a chromatic interjection quoting from the first movement before ending in the key of G major.
Following the additional "Più mosso" section, the piano starts playing the first theme in a more block-chord format which will then transition the ensemble into a short funeral march written in 2/4 and 6/8.
There were mixed feelings in the initial 1855 premiere, but Franz Liszt had enjoyed it separately when paying a visit to Smetana in Bohemia.