Anyway, this part is really the most difficult part in this piece, for me that is. The rest is kinda easy, you only have to put the right emotion to it, but that's no problem (especially when I'm in a sad mood).
And thanks for your reply too, nightmarecinema. After seeing mariocast's attachement, I can understand why it's hard to explain "stretto". Cause for me, it's totally a mystery why only the word "stretto" changes a lot in one part.
Well, I hope I can play the piece romantic too, someday. /quote]Dont let anyone else tell you how something "should" be played. You play pieces according to your own interpretation.. if it comes across as a sad piece to you, then play it as such.
Actually, what mariocast explained was the turn (the squiggly sign). Stretto has nothing to do with it. It means to speed up the playing while the dash signs are there. It just so happened that in this piece the turn and stretto started together. I have asked about stretto in this same forum relating to this same piece (which sounds sad to me too). Also, it was one of the pieces played during Chopin's funeral in Paris.