Her music, which incorporates the whole range of expressions, can be approached in essentially many ways – from Slavic to French, from romantic to classical, from that of the superb to that of the revolutionary. In the second half of the last century, schematic poetry gradually led to a kind of energetic puritanism. This terribly sophisticated Polonaise-Fantasy has seen many pianists drifting in their efforts to accomplish and reconcile the two parts of the title. The symmetry that Chopin achieves between (Polish) formality and (fantastic) improvisation is excellent. As is the breadth, sophistication and arrangement of its magnificently Chopinesque tonal palette. The natural brilliance of Chopin's distinct polyphony is also remarkable. The only drawback is an occasional delay in metrical elasticity, as in the central section where too many mid-measure (and mid-phrase) accents hinder large-scale movement and solidity of organization. Chopin's liquid and fiery rubato and his flexible management of rhythms give the impression that he is making fun of the music, that he is pulling and manipulating it to make a kind of musical paste, but the extremely emotional forms that he creates are all musically attuned and stable with deep depth. precision. This fact alone is what makes these pieces part of the Romantic era.