beautifulduckweed | An observation on Chopin:

I have to work so much harder to appreciate Chopin. I don't know why. His music is beautiful, and intellectually, I can appreciate how marvellously constructed the pieces are, how technically difficult, and I've listened to his pieces as interpreted by some of the best pianists out there: Artur Rubinstein, Vladimir Horowitz, Arcadi Volodos. I greatly enjoy these pianists' interpretations of other Romantics, like Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky. Why this block with Chopin? Why does my brain instantly go into analytical mode and insist on dissecting every little bit of phrasing, instead of letting go and experiencing the music more holistically?

Very strange. I'll have to ponder this more when I have more room in my brain for these sorts of musings.

In other news: I'm missing out on Ben's birthday dinner celebration and the Kid Beyond concert he's going to later because I have to swot for my Con Law final. BOOOOOOO.