he's one of those people in the running for 'most gifted person who ever lived' IMO as purely a composer he's somewhat overshadowed by some of his great contem

he's one of those people in the running for 'most gifted person who ever lived' IMO as purely a composer he's somewhat overshadowed by some of his great contemporaries, but the Piano Sonata in B Minor combines all the strengths of his music into a kind of unparalleled masterpiece with fascinating oscillations between struggle and serenity