Musicology Annotation << Back Performing Comment by S.L. Dorenskiy to The Second Sonata by F. Chopin Elena Pererva In this article we consider a performing comment to outstanding composition of world music literature — Chopin’s The Second Sonata (Op. 35 b-moll), proposed by one of the greatest teachers of our time, the People's artist of Russia, head of the Department of special piano of Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, professor Sergey Leonidovich Dorenskiy. The article reflects the views of S.L. Dorenskiy on general and special problems of interpretation: the stylistic aspects of the performance of music by Chopin as a whole, specific methods of work on The Second Sonata. We propose important recommendations concerning artistic concepts of sonata, articulation, attacking, shaping, agogics, dynamics, fingerings, etc. The article is written on the basis of material taken during the author’s interview with professor Sergey Leonidovich Dorenskiy. Keywords: performing, interpretation, pedagogy, skill, technique, Chopin, Dorenskiy The study was sponsored by RSNF, project № 12-34-01044 «Actual problems of modern pianism. S.L. Dorenskiy and his school». Contacts: E-mail: pererva_elena@mail.ru Pp. 40-45.