Charles Rosen Quote

This is the true paradox of Chopin: he is most original in his use of the most fundamental and traditional technique. That is what made him at the same time the most conservative and the most radical composer of his generation.

Ch. 7 : Chopin: From the Miniature Genre to the Sublime Style - The Romantic Generation (1995)

This is the true paradox of Chopin: he is most original in his use of the most fundamental and traditional technique. That is what made him at the...

This is the true paradox of Chopin: he is most original in his use of the most fundamental and traditional technique. That is what made him at the...

This is the true paradox of Chopin: he is most original in his use of the most fundamental and traditional technique. That is what made him at the...

This is the true paradox of Chopin: he is most original in his use of the most fundamental and traditional technique. That is what made him at the...