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Ehh, no. Given the size of their body of works they aren't really comparable. Beethoven has as many stand out and memorable pieces as Chopin yet has a much larger and more diverse body of work (symphonies, string quartets, an opera..) Classical music fans find comfort in the broad range of Beethoven's works, rather than the limited yet still very beautiful opus's of Chopin. Chopin's three sonatas (and other highly expressive pieces) versus Beethoven's 32. Chopin's two piano concertos versus Beethoven's five. Beethoven has many many more works, yet remains entirely emotionally exciting throughout with peaks as high as Chopin's, though perhaps less on average due to there being so many. How many symphonies have been written yet which can be called by name as simply THE ninth symphony? What of the epicness of the first time you listened to Beethoven's fifth? What of Chopin's works can be comparable in the complexity and depth of Beethoven's later string quartets? I love Chopin, his works are perhaps the most emotionally fulfilling, but there really isn't a comparison.