"All the same it is being said everywhere that I played too softly, or rather, too delicately for people used to the piano-pounding of the artists here."

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Source: Frederic Chopin (2013). “Chopin's Letters”, p.54, Courier Corporation

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Frederic Chopin

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Frederic Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist, known for his emotive piano works that express profound feelings of love and longing.

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