Everyone loves a troubled genius, and no one was more troubled, or more brilliant, than Frederic Chopin. A child prodigy, Chopin wrote some of the most beautiful music the world has ever seen—but away from his piano, his life was cold and ugly. His delicate concertos make a haunting soundtrack as we dig into this complicated, controversial, miserable virtuoso.
Frederic Chopin Facts: Chopin suffered from crippling stage fright. It was so bad that he actually insisted on playing his concerts in the dark.
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