Weekend Zen, February 16-17

Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.

                ~ Frederic Chopin

Chopin practiced what he preached, and his Berceuse Op.57 is a spectacular example. On a side note, it's fun to read through the comments about videos like this on the YouTube site. My favorite comment on this piece was actually about the pianist's interpretation of Chopin's music.

From commenter FredMyOpinion: "I think this is the most appropriate tempo for this piece. Askhenazi awakened me to this realization. I can see a beautiful garden when he plays."