Since all that survives of Chopin is the brilliant music that he wrote, it's all too easy to forget that he was also a great performer. He wrote difficult and innovative music so that he could perform it himself. He grew up in Warsaw, Poland, and studied music as a child...
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Recordings
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Greatest Works
Mazurkas, Etudes, Preludes, 'Funeral March' Sonata, Piano Concerto No. 2, Polonaise Fantasy.

 
Greatest Performers
Kissin, Ohlsson, Moravec, Novaes,  Laredo, Horowitz

Playlist
Listen to our playlist, featuring some of our editors' favourite Chopin pieces.

 
Images
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Chopin Works List
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