"Concerts are never real music, you have to give up the idea of hearing in them all the most beautiful things of art."

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Source: Chopin: Pianist and Teacher: As Seen by His Pupils. Book by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, 1986.

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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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