Saturday, August 28, 2010

Chopin's Small Miracles

Despite their brevity, the Preludes loom large musically
By DAVID DUBAL
Wall Street Journal

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), whose 200th anniversary it is this year, is the overwhelming favorite composer for the piano. He possessed the most subtle intuitions and fathomed the mysteries of the world. Oscar Wilde once said of him, "After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed and mourning over tragedies that were not my own." [Article includes audio music clips]

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