powerful effect; it is rather a Romance, calm and melancholy, giving the impression of someone looking gently towards a spot that calls to mind a thousand happy memories. It is a kind of reverie in the moonlight on a beautiful spring evening." The second movement has been described as "unashamedly heart-on-your-sleeve stuff." Rondo – Vivace Written with much procrastination, hesitation, and difficulty, the third movement features Krakowiak rhythms, a syncopated, duple-time popular dance in contemporary Krakow. It became one of the last pieces written by Chopin before the political turmoil in Poland that prevented him from returning. When, after completing the Rondo in August 1830, he played it privately — first with a string quartet and then a small orchestral ensemble.== Cultural legacy The 1976 film The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane featured this Concerto, performed by pianist Claudio Arrau and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It is performed by one of the six finalists in the 1980 film The Competition. A performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 also features prominently in the 2015 British film The Lady in the Van. The second movement is featured at the climax of Don Hertzfeldt's 2012 film It's Such a Beautiful Day. This movement is also featured in the 1998 movie, The Truman Show, as well as in the soundtrack for the movie. See also Piano Concerto No. 2 (Chopin) References External links Concertos by Frédéric Chopin Chopin 1 1830 compositions Compositions in E minor Music with dedications