"Chopin staccato"

[mosis]

I have heard some special staccato involved in Chopin's playing. Bernhard himself has mentioned it several times, but no one has ever described it. What exactly is it?

[jlh]

What exactly are you referring to?  Regular staccato, portamento, or other staccato use that serves as accents?

[mosis]

I don't know. That's why I'm asking. What is "Chopin staccato"? I know portamento, regualr staccato, and the like, but there's apparently some special staccato used in Chopin's music, and I want to know how to go about playing it.

[jlh]

Do you know of any instances of so-called staccato that we could look at?

[mosis]

I do not. All I know is that Bernhard once spoke about specific interpretation, and he mentioned "Rubato, Chopin staccato..." when talking about Romantic pieces.