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  “Chopin was the sweet evening star, who shone only for a moment “       - Camille Saint-Saens According to Franz Liszt  “  Chopin’s bearing had so much distinction, and his manners such a cachet of good breeding that one naturally treated him as a prince. “ - Franz Liszt  We recently bought a new biography of Frederic Chopin called “ Chopin - Prince of the Romantics “ By Adam Zamoyski   !  There are several Chopin’s biography books.     We’ve read several and we think this is the best biography of Chopin, because a lot of new information has come to light in the last 30 or so years, and this book updates a lot and shines new insight into Chopin.  The above house is Frederic Chopin's birthplace.  And above it, the lady to the left is a portrait of his mother Justyna Chopin and to the right is a portrait of his father, Nicolas Chopin. While reading this book...

  After watching the movie “ Desire for Love “ about Chopin several times, I started searching more about Chopin’s life to solve some mystery parts, even though it may be impossible to find what is the real truth.  This movie ( Desire for Love ) is so thinkable, and while checking about both Chopin and George Sand ‘s bio, I’m also into George Sand and her life story.  I would never have known about her or cared about her if I didn’t get into Chopin’s bio so much. But without knowing about her, we can not know the truth.   Chopin & Liszt are the most interesting heroes for me right now .  I don’t know why, but if genius is the only reason I’m into them, then there are many different kinds of geniuses in many different subjects , so it must not be the only the reason.  It’s very curious , there are several speculations about Chopin’s love, some information tells like as if it’s the fact that for Chopin, George Sand was always his love of his life, w...