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Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 by Maurizio Pollini album cover

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

by Maurizio Pollini

About This Song

About "Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23" by Maurizio Pollini

Pollini's Ballade No. 1 is a storm wrapped in silk. From the opening's hesitant question to the final, furious coda, he traces a narrative of escalating passion and despair. The tension between lyrical tenderness and violent outburst feels almost unbearable—a heart breaking in real time, note by note.