(1) following the title means there is a (2), which there is of the final 3 minutes. Many pieces are cut like that due to a limit of 10 minutes. Enjoy the climax.
Feels like painful romance. To me it related to a lover I just had to leave, but your heart still aches. As I type this the last note leaves me hung up, wanting more. Of her, and the music we made.
+LazlosPlane: You don't need to use the deity as an expletive. And to the guy who says that isn't used as an expletive YOU ARE WRONG. Ask any language teacher or professor!
Otherworldly beautiful, Rubinstein brings out the noble character of this masterpiece. Where other great pianists go astray and play too fast or incoherently, Rubinstein sculptures the music in a monolithic way. A truly great performance.
At first, I didn't like this piece. But the more I've listened to it, the more I realize just how amazing it is and that it even rivals the fourth Ballade as Chopin's magnum opus.