Frédéric Chopin
Born
March 01, 1810 in Żelazowa Wola, Duchy of Warsaw
Died
October 17, 1849
Popularity
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Biography
Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin;[n 2] 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading composer of his era whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation".