Did you know this about Chopin’s ‘Tristesse?’ 🥰🎹 #piano #chopin #classicalmusic

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That kinda did blow my mind, and at the same time, given Chopin's "above and beyond" style of playing, this actually makes perfect sense when you think about it.

"Tristesse" means sadness or a state of melancholy. It would make sense that both performers and arrangers would naturally play it in a sad, somber tone. Which, don't get me wrong, sounds very beautiful on its own.

But if you have a mind like Chopin that's basically a Christmas tree of feelings and emotions, one which can be turned on and off in different sections, it would make sense that he would convey and mask one emotion through the expression of another, possibly to convey the full effect that the reason why you're sad is because you're revisiting a really happy memory from times past.

That's a very interesting take.

Not to be a nag, I know I've never made any requests, but...

If you haven't already planned on doing it, you should upload a video at some point playing Tristesse in that style.

Would be really interesting to hear. If you'd be interested, no pressure.

Thanks for today's new thing I didn't know before. I learned something new. 🙂