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^ Rather elderly thread, probably more so since the member who posted above you has been banned. (No fond memories of that one...)

I know that he was 'polarizing.'
Even though I was only here for a short time when he got banned and even though I'd had a whoop-de-do with him, I do have 'fond memories' of him -- he was an important member of the site -- and feel that it's too bad there wasn't a way for him to stay.

Anyway....about the mazurka that Joe posted: I like it a lot too -- especially the last note.

^ sort of a "my favorite part of school is leaving" statement? lol

I think more like never mind, I didn't mean any of what came before that.

he did leave it rather 'unfinished', didn't he

That's the problem with favourites... They change all the time.

That's one of my favorites and it is my favorite version of it, Horowitz, which I recognized on the first note. I thought there was a newer thread on the mazurkas, though.

I always think in op.nrs, so that would mean my favourite Mazurki are the ones in op. 50/56/59.

Wow! How to choose? I love the whole bunch a lot. I can't play all of them, unfortunately, so I guess I would have to name the ten or so that I have learned so far. The first one I learned is still one of my favorites, even though it is easier than most: Op. 17, No. 4.

I think you should listen to Arthur Rubinstein's set of mazurkas if you want the best interpretation ever. Of course, he did not record some that were discovered later on, but the ones he knew about were played beautifully. Lots of others do a good job, but for me, he is the master.

17 nº4 No doubt!