39), the E-major is generally calmer in temperament, though it still possesses some exceptionally passionate and dramatic moments.
"[2] Petazzi said this scherzo differs from the others "as if it had passed through a magically purifying expressive filter.
"[3] The scherzo is in sonata rondo form, with a trio in C-sharp minor.
As one critic explains, "When Chopin is at his happiest, most outwardly serene, then, for the pianist, he is at his most treacherous.
The Fourth Scherzo is the only one in a major key and its mercurial brilliance and whimsy are notoriously hard to control.