They were written as a cycle but the individual components are hugely diverse and bear no motivic connections to one another. The Sonata no. Although he had a French father and lived in Paris from 1831, he never stopped loving his native Poland. The Polonaise op. 53 is one of the most popular denizens in all classical music.
Technical brilliance is needed to perform it.
Evgeny Kissin is at ease with the early master of Romantic music inspired by national idioms. Chopin's compositions have, despite heroic moments, an introspective quality and offer space for improvisation, which Kissin knows to use best. The Russian pianist shines in the quieter parts as well as in the virtuoso and heroic ones. Franz Marc , Art Nouveau . Caetano Veloso .