Originally posted by Azrael
thats cool but.. this thread is not about the playin technique - its about what lies beyond - about what makes one player that is technical perfect more outstanding than another player with the same technical skills. and what i wrote in my first post is what i read about it - and i think thats the truth - i can feel it.

Actually, Az, if you read the first paragraph, you would have noticed that what I described will never be played the same by two different people, just because of the very nature of the composition.

Who knows how Chopin originally played it? It's up to each performer to put in his own interpretation and feelings into the rendition. And perhaps even he will play it differently each time!