Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

Robert Schumann: “I received a new Ballade from Chopin. It seems to be a work closest to his genius (although not the most ingenious) and I told him that I like it best of all his compositions. After quite a lengthy silence he replied with emphasis, ‘I am happy to hear this since I too like it most and hold it dearest.'”—Letter to Heinrich Dorn, September 14, 1836. More…