“It's a huge Carthusian monastery, stuck down between rocks and sea, where you may imagine me, without white gloves or hair curling, as pale as ever, in a cell with such doors as Paris never had for gates. The cell is the shape of a tall coffin, with an enormous dusty vaulting, a small window... Bach, my scrawls and waste paper - silence - you could scream - there would still be silence. Indeed, I write to you from a strange place.”
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Frederic Chopin
Frederic Chopin was a Polish composer and pianist, renowned for his unique piano compositions and virtuoso playing. His music deeply reflects his emotional world and has had a profound impact on piano music in the following era. more
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