On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Antoni Grzymala <antoni_AT_chopin.edu.pl> wrote:
>
> I would argue about that: the mid-sized Impromptus, Ballades, Fantaise
> and Barcarolle (and the lateish-largish Mazurkas and Nocturnes) are
> probably his best works, but the entire published (by him) body of
> work is of such high quality, that it's pretty difficult to discuss
> which particular works are “best”.
The ballades are quite unique, but the rest you mention is a bit of
bloat to me. Chopin sucks at larger forms. If the only Chopin
collection to survive is the Preludes, I would still consider him top
notch. I believe I'm not alone on this position.
minimalism ftw!
-- @chickamadeReceived on Wed Aug 11 2010 - 19:17:38 CEST
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