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This week, Bruce not only had the style of Frederic Chopin in mind. He modeled the Puzzler on a specific piece: the Polonaise, Op. 53, the "Heroic" Polonaise. Pianist Martha Argerich plays it.

Chopin, Sonata No. 2 (“Funeral March”) in B-flat Minor (opus 35) and Ballade No. 4 in F Minor (opus 52), and Juliusz Zarebski, “Novellette Caprice” (opus 19), “Grande Polonaise” (opus 6), “Serenade ...

Martha Argerich plays Chopin's "Heroic" Polonaise, op. 53. This is the mood Adolphe had in mind when he chose Chopin for this week's puzzler.