Movement 3: F minor, 3/4 time

While often described as a rondo, it should be regarded as an expanded binary form derived from a dance form.

A Kujawiak-style theme is presented by the solo piano. Following an orchestral episode, a series of virtuosic passages by the solo piano begins, and musical ideas unfold one after another, driven by the rhythm of a mazurka. Notably, a unison musical idea characterized by eighth-note triplets and dotted rhythms (from measure 145 onwards) contributes to further enhancing the folk-music atmosphere of the entire movement.

The opening theme returns, forming the second half (from measure 325 onwards), but the end of the orchestral episode is transformed, shifting to F major (the parallel major). After virtuosic piano passages, the mazurka-like musical idea returns, bringing the piece to a close.