| 1. Introduction | 
  1 | 
                          | 2. The 
                            compositional background | 
  4 | 
                          | 3. Initial 
                            reception (1841-1905) | 
  9 | 
                          | 4. Late-nineteenth 
                            and early-twentieth century reception (1890-1940) | 
                          15 | 
                          5. Later 
                            reception (1940-1996)
  | 
                          24 | 
                          6. Chopin's 
                            Opus 35 in historical perspective 
  | 
                          31 | 
                         
                          7. The 
                            early analyses - Leichtentritt and Réti
  | 
                          38 | 
                          8. Further 
                            analyses - Walker and others (1966-1990)
  | 
                          56 | 
                          | 9. Recent 
                            writings - Samson and Leiken | 
                          67 | 
                          10.The 
                            finale
  | 
                          75 | 
                          11.Conclusion
  | 
                          81 | 
                          Appendix A: 
                            Schumann's critique (1841) of Chopin's Opus 35 
                            
  | 
                          83 | 
                          Appendix B: 
                            Analysis of the finale of Chopin's piano sonata in 
                            B Flat Minor, Opus 35 
                            
  | 
                          86 | 
                          Bibliography
  | 
                          91 |