never before maintained so artistically, so free from delirium, such a
level of strong passion, mental power and exalted euphony. It is his
largest canvas, and though there are no long-breathed periods such as
in the B flat minor Scherzo, the phraseology is amply broad, without
padding of paragraphs. The rapt interest is not relaxed until the final
bar. This transcendental work more nearly approaches Beethoven in its
unity, its formal rectitude and its brave economy of thematic material.

While few men have dared to unlock their hearts thus, Chopin is not so
intimate here as in the mazurkas. But the pulse beats ardently in the
tissues of this composition. As art for art, it is less perfect; the
gain is on the human side. Nearing his end Chopin discerned, with ever
widening, ever brighter vision, the great heart throb of the universe.
Master of his material, if not of his mortal tenement, he passionately
strove to shape his dreams into abiding sounds. He did not always
succeed, but his victories are the precious prizes of mankind. One is
loath to believe that the echo of Chopin's magic music can ever fall
upon unheeding ears. He may become old-fashioned, but, like Mozart, he
will remain eternally beautiful.

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