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James Roberts, piano Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Chopin’s first ballade begins with a haunting Neapolitan chord, which sets the stage for this passionate love story. The heartbroken first theme returns several times, in a formal structure using three themes following a flexible sonata-allegro form. The work closes with [...]