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Musical Reflections, Performances & Recordings

Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat Major: A Quantum Journey Through Sound and Light

Somewhere between Chopin and the cosmos, there’s a shared truth: light and sound are just vibrations dancing at different speeds. The Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55 No. 2, has always felt to me like the Northern Lights in musical…

Archie Chen
November 11, 2025

Performances & Recordings

Chopin’s Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42: When the Ballroom Discovers Red Bull

Chopin once called this his “waltz supreme.” Personally, I think of it as the moment when a polite ballroom suddenly discovers Red Bull. Parisian Sparkle Meets Mathematical Chaos On the surface, it’s all Parisian sparkle — chandeliers, swirling gowns, aristocratic…

Archie Chen
September 30, 2025