Frédéric Chopin is a great piano player from a long time ago
I've never even heard of him, what time period is he from?
Frédéric Chopin was born march 1 1810
Wow that's a long time ago!
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin (, , , , ; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation."
Chopin was born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin in the Duchy of Warsaw and grew up in Warsaw, which in 1815 became part of Congress Poland. A child prodigy,
Piano sonatas (Chopin)
Frédéric Chopin composed three piano sonatas, two being published in his lifetime, one posthumously. They are often considered to be among Chopin's hardest piano compositions both musically and technically. They cover a period of time from 1828 to 1844, reflecting Chopin's style changes.
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. posth. 4.
Chopin composed this piano sonata in 1828, when he was still studying with Józef Elsner, to whom the sonata was dedicated. Despite having