“Play so that no one recognizes what you are playing.” | Arie Vardi on Chopin’s Polymelody

Chopin was not only one of the great melody writers in music history, he had a knack for combining multiple memorable melodies within a single texture. Mentor to several of the current generation’s top young pianists – including Yundi Li, Beatrice Rana, and Yeol Eum Son – Arie Vardi reveals the magic of Chopin’s “polymelody” in the B-flat minor Mazurka, Op. 24 No. 4 and the B minor Sonata, Op. 58. View the full lesson: ---