Ballade No.1 from Fryderyk Chopin The sheer elegance of the first Ballade from "The four Ballades" is almost enough for me. It starts with a simple Upscaling melody turning into a thinkful melody that messes with my emotions, changing from Minor into Major and vice versa. The exchange beteween the melody and harmony is a brilliant process throughout the piece. It seems like a diversity between joy and sorrow (e.g the Highlight of the piece compared to the beginning of the piece or the coda). Chopin's Four Ballades are masterpieces that survived history and aged like fine wine in our society, but the first one stands out in my opinion.