The working out section is too short and dissonantal, but there is development, perhaps more technical than logical-I mean by this more pianistic than intellectually musical-and we mount with the composer until the B flat version of the second subject is reached, for the first subject, strange to say, does not return.
"Chopin: The Man and His Music"
James Huneker
His genius flashed through every pianistic phrase, it illuminated a composition to its innermost recesses, and yet his wonderful effects, strange as it must seem, were produced without the advantage of a genuinely musical touch.
"Memories of a Musical Life"
William Mason
He is polyphonic in orchestral treatment, and at the same time thoroughly pianistic.
"Memories of a Musical Life"
William Mason