Wow! Everyone is picking on Ballade 4! This one is my absolute favorite, and I'm not finding it that difficut to interpret at all compared to the others. So far I've played the first ballade, third ballade, the Barcarolle, and currently learning the fourth ballade. To me, musically, the fourth is actually coming easier than any of the others did, and the first Ballade was the hardest, followed by the Barcarolle. The fourth ballade is longer than the others in number of pages, not time, and it does have its challenges technically. Hoewever, it's coming much more naturally to me than the first Ballade did. So don't cross it off your list-- this piece is marvelous!!