Can Frederic Chopin, who wrote no symphonies, no operas, and no string quartets, who wrote only for the piano, be considered one of the greatest classical composers of all time?

弗雷德里克·肖邦没有写过交响曲，没有创作过歌剧，连一首弦乐四重奏曲作品也没有，他只写过钢琴曲，那么，他算不算得上是有史以来最伟大的古典作曲家之一？

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The last five great piano sonatas, the Ninth Symphony and the later string quartets represent the climax of Beethoven's genius during this troubled later period.

贝多芬在这段充满烦恼的晚年时期写出了代表他天才顶峰的最后五部伟大的钢琴奏鸣曲、《第九交响曲》和后期的弦乐四重奏。

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Bergman himself was to liken the method to the format of Bach's harpsichord sonatas: "They can be played by string quartets, wind ensembles, on the guitar, organ or piano."

伯格曼自己把这种创作方法比作巴赫的大提琴奏鸣曲：“它们可以用弦乐的方式演奏，也可以合奏，用吉他、风琴和钢琴也都可以。”

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