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Frederic Chopin quotes: Play Mozart in memory of me.

Play Mozart in memory of me.

Frederic Chopin quotes: The crowd intimidates me, its breath suffocates me. I feel paralyzed by its curious look, and the unknown faces make me dumb.

The crowd intimidates me, its breath suffocates me. I feel paralyzed by its curious look, and the unknown faces make me dumb.

Frederic Chopin quotes: My manuscripts sleep, while I cannot, for I am covered with poultices.

My manuscripts sleep, while I cannot, for I am covered with poultices.

Frederic Chopin quotes: The earth is suffocating ... Swear to make them cut me open, so that I won't be buried alive.

The earth is suffocating ... Swear to make them cut me open, so that I won't be buried alive.

Frederic Chopin quotes: I'm a revolutionary, money means nothing to me.

I'm a revolutionary, money means nothing to me.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Sometimes I can only groan, and suffer, and pour out my despair at the piano!

Sometimes I can only groan, and suffer, and pour out my despair at the piano!

Frederic Chopin quotes: Bach is an astronomer, discovering the most marvellous stars. Beethoven challenges the universe. I only try to express the soul and the heart of man.

Bach is an astronomer, discovering the most marvellous stars. Beethoven challenges the universe. I only try to express the soul and the heart of man.

Frederic Chopin quotes: The Official Bulletin declared that the Poles should be as proud of me as the Germans are of Mozart; obvious nonsense.

The Official Bulletin declared that the Poles should be as proud of me as the Germans are of Mozart; obvious nonsense.

Frederic Chopin quotes: I haven't heard anything so great for a long time; Beethoven snaps his fingers at the whole world ...

I haven't heard anything so great for a long time; Beethoven snaps his fingers at the whole world ...

Frederic Chopin quotes: England is a country of pianos, they are everywhere.

England is a country of pianos, they are everywhere.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Vienna is a handsome, lively city, and pleases me exceedingly.

Vienna is a handsome, lively city, and pleases me exceedingly.

Frederic Chopin quotes: I really don't know whether any place contains more pianists than Paris, or whether you can find more asses and virtuosos anywhere.

I really don't know whether any place contains more pianists than Paris, or whether you can find more asses and virtuosos anywhere.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.

Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Mozart encompasses the entire domain of musical creation, but I've got only the keyboard in my poor head.

Mozart encompasses the entire domain of musical creation,
but I've got only the keyboard in my poor head.

Frederic Chopin quotes: You already know when I'm writing, so don't be surprised if it's short and dry, because I'm too hungry to write anything fat

You already know when I'm writing, so don't be surprised if it's short and dry, because I'm too hungry to write anything fat

Frederic Chopin quotes: Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties.

Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Even in winter it shall be green in my heart.

Even in winter it shall be green in my heart.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Nothing is more odious than music without hidden meaning.

Nothing is more odious than music without hidden meaning.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Chopin has done for the piano what Schubert has done for the voice.

Chopin has done for the piano what Schubert has done for the voice.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Here, whatever is not boring is not English.

Here, whatever is not boring is not English.

Frederic Chopin quotes: As long as I have health and strength, I will gladly work all my days.

As long as I have health and strength, I will gladly work all my days.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Time is the best of critics; and patience the best of teachers.

Time is the best of critics; and patience the best of teachers.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Put all your soul into it, play the way you feel!

Put all your soul into it, play the way you feel!

Frederic Chopin quotes: Oh, how hard it must be to die anywhere but in one's birthplace.

Oh, how hard it must be to die anywhere but in one's birthplace.

Frederic Chopin quotes: I shall create a new world for myself.

I shall create a new world for myself.

Frederic Chopin quotes: To be a great composer requires immense experience ... One acquires this by listening not only to other men's work, but above all to one's own!

To be a great composer requires immense experience ... One acquires this by listening not only to other men's work, but above all to one's own!

Frederic Chopin quotes: I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness, and yet I take a kind of pleasure in indulging them.

I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness, and yet I take a kind of pleasure in indulging them.

Frederic Chopin quotes: I don't know where there can be so many pianists as in Paris, so many asses and so many virtuosi.

I don't know where there can be so many pianists as in Paris, so many asses and so many virtuosi.

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

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

Frederic Chopin quotes: As something has involuntarily crept into my head through my eyes,I love to indulge it, even though it may be all wrong.

As something has involuntarily crept into my head through my eyes,I love to indulge it, even though it may be all wrong.

Frederic Chopin quotes: I don't know how it is, but the Germans are amazed at me and I am amazed at them for finding anything to be amazed about.

I don't know how it is, but the Germans are amazed at me and I am amazed at them for finding anything to be amazed about.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Nothing is more beautiful than the sound of the guitar.

Nothing is more beautiful than the sound of the guitar.

Frederic Chopin quotes: Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except, possibly two.

Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except, possibly two.