“Chopin's exquisite ear saved him from the ugly repetition of thick chords in the bass that frequently disfigure the work of Mendelssohn, Weber, and Hummel—and even of Field.”

Source: The Romantic Generation (1995), Ch. 6 : Chopin: Virtuosity Transformed

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