Juozas Rimas wrote:
>There are two general causes of Chopin's underestimate:
>
>1. Some may not be inclined to devote much time listening to him if
>they are not positively disposed to piano music, or have a preference for
>the orchestra.
>
>2. "piano music" is somewhat of a lesser genre-....
Concerning comment(1), that's a valid consideration. If you don't care
for piano music, you won't be paying much attention to Chopin. I suppose
that's one of the negatives of composing within a narrow range.
I can't agree with the 2nd comment. This theme is that solo music is less
than ensemble works which are less than symphonic works which are less than
vocal works with orchestra. I don't buy any of that. Each genre has its
own set of difficulties.
Don Satz
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