CHOPIN
Liszt was a great pianist.
Berlioz was a famous composer for the orchestra.
Meyerbeer was best known as an operatic composer.
Heine was a great poet whose verses were set to music by many song composers.
Berlioz was the only one of the group who was born in France.
During his boyhood Chopin played much in public, journeying to some of the great cities of Europe, among them Vienna, Berlin, and Munich.
Therefore, when he played in Paris it was as an artist. Here, as at home, he charmed everyone by the beauty of his music and the loveliness of his touch.
He possessed the true piano hand. It was somewhat narrow. The fingers were long and tapering. It seemed at once strong and vigorous, yet delicate and sensitive.