Frédéric Chopin
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Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading composer of his era
Daguerreotype, c. 1849
Chopin's birthplace in Żelazowa Wola
Chopin's father, Nicolas Chopin, by Mieroszewski, 1829
Chopin, by Mieroszewski, 1829
Franz Liszt
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Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most
Frédéric Chopin
…the salon. He supported himself by selling his compositions and giving piano lessons, for which he was in high demand. Chopin formed a friendship with Franz Liszt and was admired by many musical contemporaries, including Robert Schumann. After a failed engagement to Maria Wodzińska from 1836 to 1837, he maintained…
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Franz Lizt, vers 14-15 ans, Jean Vignaud [fr] (1826)
Niccolò Paganini (1828)
Marie d'Agoult, Henri Lehmann (1843)
Sigismond Thalberg (1836)