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Chopin seldom performed publicly in Paris. In later years he generally gave a single annual concert at the Salle Pleyel, a venue that seated three hundred. He played more frequently at salons, but preferred playing at his own Paris apartment for small groups of friends. The musicologist Arthur Hedley has observed that "As a pianist Chopin was unique in acquiring a reputation of the highest order on the basis of a minimum of public appearances—few more than thirty in the course of his lifetime." The list of musicians who took part in some of his concerts provides an indication of the richness of Parisian artistic life during this period. Examples include a concert on 23 March 1833, in which Chopin, Liszt and Hiller performed (on pianos) a concerto by J.S. Bach for three keyboards; and, on 3 March 1838, a concert in which Chopin, his pupil Adolphe Gutmann, Charles-Valentin Alkan, and Alkan's teacher Joseph Zimmermann performed Alkan's arrangement, for eight hands, of two movements from Beethoven's 7th symphony. Chopin was also involved in the composition of Liszt's Hexameron; he wrote the sixth (and final) variation on Bellini's theme. Chopin's music soon found success with publishers, and in 1833 he contracted with Maurice Schlesinger, who arranged for it to be published not only in France but, through his family connections, also in Germany and England.

Q1: What was Frédéric's favorite environment to perform in?
A1: his own Paris apartment for small groups of friends
Q2: What instrument did Frédéric play in a performance on 23 March 1833?
A2: pianos
Q3: Chopin gave a yearly performance where?
A3: Salle Pleyel
Q4: Chopin worked with Liszt on what piece?
A4: Hexameron
Q5: In 1833 with whom with Chopin work to get his music published?
A5: Maurice Schlesinger
Q6: What is the name of Chopin's pupil who performed with him?
A6: Adolphe Gutmann
Q7: Where did Chopin prefer to play for people?
A7: apartment
Q8: On March 23, 1833, who headlined and performed with Chopin at a concert?
A8: Liszt and Hiller
Q9: Who did Chopin contract with for publishing his music?
A9: Maurice Schlesinger
In the spring of 1834, Chopin attended the Lower Rhenish Music Festival in Aix-la-Chapelle with Hiller, and it was there that Chopin met Felix Mendelssohn. After the festival, the three visited Düsseldorf, where Mendelssohn had been appointed musical director. They spent what Mendelssohn described as "a very agreeable day", playing and discussing music at his piano, and met Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, director of the Academy of Art, and some of his eminent pupils such as Lessing, Bendemann, Hildebrandt and Sohn. In 1835 Chopin went to Carlsbad, where he spent time with his parents; it was the last time he would see them. On his way back to Paris, he met old friends from Warsaw, the Wodzińskis. He had made the acquaintance of their daughter Maria in Poland five years earlier, when she was eleven. This meeting prompted him to stay for two weeks in Dresden, when he had previously intended to return to Paris via Leipzig. The sixteen-year-old girl's portrait of the composer is considered, along with Delacroix's, as among Chopin's best likenesses. In October he finally reached Leipzig, where he met Schumann, Clara Wieck and Felix Mendelssohn, who organised for him a performance of his own oratorio St. Paul, and who considered him "a perfect musician". In July 1836 Chopin travelled to Marienbad and Dresden to be with the Wodziński family, and in September he proposed to Maria, whose mother Countess Wodzińska approved in principle. Chopin went on to Leipzig, where he presented Schumann with his G minor Ballade. At the end of 1836 he sent Maria an album in which his sister Ludwika had inscribed seven of his songs, and his 1835 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1. The anodyne thanks he received from Maria proved to be the last letter he was to have from her.

Q1: Who did Frédéric meet in the spring of 1834 at the Lower Rhenish Music Festival?
A1: Felix Mendelssohn
Q2: What two activities did Frédéric do while visiting for a day in Düsseldorf with Mendelssohn and Hiller?
A2: playing and discussing music
Q3: Who was the director of the Academy of Art that Frédéric met while in Düsseldorf?
A3: Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
Q4: Where were Frédéric's parents located at when he saw them for the final time in 1835?
A4: Carlsbad
Q5: Where did Chopin meet Felix Mendelssohn?
A5: the Lower Rhenish Music Festival
Q6: Who did Chopin attend the Lower Rhenish Music Festival with?
A6: Hiller
Q7: In 1835 where did Chopin and his parents visit?
A7: Carlsbad
Q8: When did Chopin propose marriage to Maria Wodziński?
A8: July 1836
Q9: Who was Maria's mother?
A9: Countess Wodzińska
Q10: Who did Chopin meet at a music festival early in 1834?
A10: Felix Mendelssohn
Q11: Where did Chopin and Hiller go with the person Chopin met in the spring of 1834?
A11: Düsseldorf
Q12: What was Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow position?
A12: director of the Academy of Art
Q13: What was the first name of the girl Chopin proposed to?
A13: Maria
Although it is not known exactly when Chopin first met Liszt after arriving in Paris, on 12 December 1831 he mentioned in a letter to his friend Woyciechowski that "I have met Rossini, Cherubini, Baillot, etc.—also Kalkbrenner. You would not believe how curious I was about Herz, Liszt, Hiller, etc." Liszt was in attendance at Chopin's Parisian debut on 26 February 1832 at the Salle Pleyel, which led him to remark: "The most vigorous applause seemed not to suffice to our enthusiasm in the presence of this talented musician, who revealed a new phase of poetic sentiment combined with such happy innovation in the form of his art."

Q1: Who was the recipient of Frédéric's letter he wrote on 12 December 1831?
A1: Woyciechowski
Q2: What are the three names stated in Frédéric's letter that he had shown interest and curiosity in?
A2: Herz, Liszt, Hiller
Q3: Who is stated as being in attendance of Frédéric's first performance at the Salle Pleyel on 26 February 1832?
A3: Liszt
Q4: What was the date that LIszt first saw Chopin perform?
A4: 26 February 1832
Q5: Which friend received the letter in which Chopin referenced Liszt?
A5: Woyciechowski
Q6: Where was Chopin's first concert in Paris held?
A6: the Salle Pleyel
The two became friends, and for many years lived in close proximity in Paris, Chopin at 38 Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, and Liszt at the Hôtel de France on the Rue Lafitte, a few blocks away. They performed together on seven occasions between 1833 and 1841. The first, on 2 April 1833, was at a benefit concert organized by Hector Berlioz for his bankrupt Shakespearean actress wife Harriet Smithson, during which they played George Onslow's Sonata in F minor for piano duet. Later joint appearances included a benefit concert for the Benevolent Association of Polish Ladies in Paris. Their last appearance together in public was for a charity concert conducted for the Beethoven Memorial in Bonn, held at the Salle Pleyel and the Paris Conservatory on 25 and 26 April 1841.

Q1: What address did Frédéric live at during his stay in Paris?
A1: 38 Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin
Q2: How far down the road did Liszt live from Frédéric during this time?
A2: a few blocks
Q3: How many times did Frédéric and Liszt collaborate in performances during the years of 1833 to 1841?
A3: seven
Q4: For whose benefit was the first of these concerts performed for on 2 April 1833?
A4: Harriet Smithson
Q5: At which two establishments was the last of these performances conducted at on 25 and 26 April 1841?
A5: Salle Pleyel and the Paris Conservatory
Q6: When was the first time Liszt and Chopin performed together?
A6: 2 April 1833
Q7: What was the charity that Liszt and Chopin last performed for?
A7: the Beethoven Memorial in Bonn
Q8: Where did Liszt and Chopin last perform together?
A8: Salle Pleyel and the Paris Conservatory
Q9: When Liszt lived close to Chopin, where did he call home?
A9: the Hôtel de France on the Rue Lafitte
Q10: How many times did Chopin and Liszy perform together in public?
A10: seven
Q11: Who did the first concert of Chopin and Liszt benefit?
A11: Harriet Smithson
Although the two displayed great respect and admiration for each other, their friendship was uneasy and had some qualities of a love-hate relationship. Harold C. Schonberg believes that Chopin displayed a "tinge of jealousy and spite" towards Liszt's virtuosity on the piano, and others have also argued that he had become enchanted with Liszt's theatricality, showmanship and success. Liszt was the dedicatee of Chopin's Op. 10 Études, and his performance of them prompted the composer to write to Hiller, "I should like to rob him of the way he plays my studies." However, Chopin expressed annoyance in 1843 when Liszt performed one of his nocturnes with the addition of numerous intricate embellishments, at which Chopin remarked that he should play the music as written or not play it at all, forcing an apology. Most biographers of Chopin state that after this the two had little to do with each other, although in his letters dated as late as 1848 he still referred to him as "my friend Liszt". Some commentators point to events in the two men's romantic lives which led to a rift between them; there are claims that Liszt had displayed jealousy of his mistress Marie d'Agoult's obsession with Chopin, while others believe that Chopin had become concerned about Liszt's growing relationship with George Sand.

Q1: What term describes the qualities of the relationship between Frédéric and Liszt?
A1: love-hate relationship
Q2: What three qualities of Liszt are stated to have captivated Frédéric?
A2: theatricality, showmanship and success
Q3: What did Frédéric receive from Liszt when the latter performed a nocturne with certain embellishments added?
A3: an apology
Q4: What did Frédéric introduce Liszt as in when referring to him in his letters up to 1848?
A4: my friend Liszt
Q5: What piece did Chopin dedicate to Liszt?
A5: Op. 10 Études
Q6: What was the name of Liszt's mistress?
A6: Marie d'Agoult
Q7: Who did Chopin dedicate the Op. 10 Études to?
A7: Liszt
Q8: Who apologized to Chopin for adding embellishments to a musical piece he perforemed that was written by Chopin?
A8: Liszt
Q9: What was the name of Liszt's mistress?
A9: Marie d'Agoult
Q10: Who did Chopin write to displaying his desire to take away a performers ability to play his music?
A10: Hiller
Q11: What was the name of the man who biogrpahers think Chopin was concerned about Liszt's growing relationship with?
A11: George Sand
In 1836, at a party hosted by Marie d'Agoult, Chopin met the French author George Sand (born [Amantine] Aurore [Lucile] Dupin). Short (under five feet, or 152 cm), dark, big-eyed and a cigar smoker, she initially repelled Chopin, who remarked, "What an unattractive person la Sand is. Is she really a woman?" However, by early 1837 Maria Wodzińska's mother had made it clear to Chopin in correspondence that a marriage with her daughter was unlikely to proceed. It is thought that she was influenced by his poor health and possibly also by rumours about his associations with women such as d'Agoult and Sand. Chopin finally placed the letters from Maria and her mother in a package on which he wrote, in Polish, "My tragedy". Sand, in a letter to Grzymała of June 1838, admitted strong feelings for the composer and debated whether to abandon a current affair in order to begin a relationship with Chopin; she asked Grzymała to assess Chopin's relationship with Maria Wodzińska, without realising that the affair, at least from Maria's side, was over.

Q1: Who was the host of the gathering where Frédéric was introduced to George Sand?
A1: Marie d'Agoult
Q2: What did Frédéric label the place in which he placed Maria and her mother's letters about the unlikely marriage?
A2: My tragedy
Q3: Who did George Sand write to when admitting having a strong affection for Frédéric?
A3: Grzymała
Q4: What is the name of the author Chopin met at a gathering put on by Marie d'Agoult?
A4: George Sand
Q5: What was a possible reason for Chopin's failed engagement to Maria Wodzińska?
A5: his poor health
Q6: What did Chopin write on the box of letters from Maria and her mother?
A6: My tragedy
Q7: Who hosted the party whre Chopin met George Sand?
A7: Marie d'Agoult
Q8: What year did Maria Wodzińska's mother tell Chopin that he likely would not marry her daughter?
A8: 1837
Q9: What did Chopin write on the package that contained letters from Maria and her mother?
A9: My tragedy
Q10: Who did Sand confide to in a letter about her feelings for Chopin in June, 1838?
A10: Grzymała
In June 1837 Chopin visited London incognito in the company of the piano manufacturer Camille Pleyel where he played at a musical soirée at the house of English piano maker James Broadwood. On his return to Paris, his association with Sand began in earnest, and by the end of June 1838 they had become lovers. Sand, who was six years older than the composer, and who had had a series of lovers, wrote at this time: "I must say I was confused and amazed at the effect this little creature had on me ... I have still not recovered from my astonishment, and if I were a proud person I should be feeling humiliated at having been carried away ..." The two spent a miserable winter on Majorca (8 November 1838 to 13 February 1839), where, together with Sand's two children, they had journeyed in the hope of improving the health of Chopin and that of Sand's 15-year-old son Maurice, and also to escape the threats of Sand's former lover Félicien Mallefille. After discovering that the couple were not married, the deeply traditional Catholic people of Majorca became inhospitable, making accommodation difficult to find. This compelled the group to take lodgings in a former Carthusian monastery in Valldemossa, which gave little shelter from the cold winter weather.

Q1: What city did Frédéric visit in June 1837?
A1: London
Q2: What event occurred on Frédéric's return to Paris?
A2: his association with Sand began in earnest
Q3: How many years older was George Sand compared to Frédéric?
A3: six
Q4: What adjective is used to describe Frédéric and Sand's time together during the winter of 1838?
A4: miserable
Q5: Where did Frédéric and Sand venture to after Majorca became unlivable when it was discovered they were not married?
A5: Valldemossa
Q6: With whom did Chopin go to London with in 1837?
A6: Camille Pleyel
Q7: What was James Broadwood's occupation?
A7: piano maker
Q8: How much older was George Sands than Chopin?
A8: six years
Q9: During Sands and Chopin's visit to Majorca who were they fleeing?
A9: Félicien Mallefille
Q10: After it became known that Sands and Chopin were unmarried where did they end up taking up shelter?
A10: a former Carthusian monastery
Q11: When did Chopin and Sand become lovers?
A11: June 1838
Q12: Where did Chopin and Sand go between November 1838 and February 1839?
A12: Majorca
Q13: Who joined Chopin and Sand on their trip to Majorca?
A13: Sand's two children
Q14: One of the reasons Chopin and Sand went to Majorca was to escape the threats of who?
A14: Félicien Mallefille.
Q15: Where did Chopin and Sand stay in Valldemossa?
A15: a former Carthusian monastery
On 3 December, Chopin complained about his bad health and the incompetence of the doctors in Majorca: "Three doctors have visited me ... The first said I was dead; the second said I was dying; and the third said I was about to die." He also had problems having his Pleyel piano sent to him. It finally arrived from Paris in December. Chopin wrote to Pleyel in January 1839: "I am sending you my Preludes [(Op. 28)]. I finished them on your little piano, which arrived in the best possible condition in spite of the sea, the bad weather and the Palma customs." Chopin was also able to undertake work on his Ballade No. 2, Op. 38; two Polonaises, Op. 40; and the Scherzo No. 3, Op. 39.

Q1: How many doctors saw Frédéric by the 3rd of December?
A1: Three
Q2: What did Frédéric have trouble playing as a result of his growing illness?
A2: piano
Q3: What condition did Frédéric describe the piano that arrived to him through many dangerous obstacles?
A3: best possible condition
Q4: How many doctors visited Chopin?
A4: 3
Q5: What month did Chopin's piano arrive?
A5: December
Q6: What did Chopin compalin about?
A6: his bad health
Q7: What did Chopin have a hard time getting delivered to Majorca?
A7: his Pleyel piano
Q8: What month did Chopin's Pleyel piano arrive in Majorca?
A8: December
Q9: Who did Chopin send his Preludes to?
A9: Pleyel
Although this period had been productive, the bad weather had such a detrimental effect on Chopin's health that Sand determined to leave the island. To avoid further customs duties, Sand sold the piano to a local French couple, the Canuts.[n 8] The group traveled first to Barcelona, then to Marseilles, where they stayed for a few months while Chopin convalesced. In May 1839 they headed for the summer to Sand's estate at Nohant, where they spent most summers until 1846. In autumn they returned to Paris, where Chopin's apartment at 5 rue Tronchet was close to Sand's rented accommodation at the rue Pigalle. He frequently visited Sand in the evenings, but both retained some independence. In 1842 he and Sand moved to the Square d'Orléans, living in adjacent buildings.

Q1: What is stated as having a negative effect on Frédéric's health during this productive time?
A1: bad weather
Q2: What culture of French people did Sand sell the piano to?
A2: Canuts
Q3: What city did the group travel to in order to help Frédéric recover?
A3: Marseilles
Q4: Where was Sand's estate located where they stayed for the summers until 1846?
A4: Nohant
Q5: Where did Frédéric and Sand move to in 1842 in buildings next to each other?
A5: Square d'Orléans
Q6: Who did Sand sell Chopin's piano to?
A6: the Canuts
Q7: Where did the group travel to after Barcelona?
A7: Marseilles
Q8: Where was Sand's home?
A8: Nohant
Q9: After returning to Paris where was Chopin's apartment?
A9: 5 rue Tronchet
Q10: In 1842 where did Chopin and Sand move?
A10: Square d'Orléans
Q11: What had a negative effect on Chopin's health?
A11: the bad weather
Q12: Who did Sand sell the piano to?
A12: the Canuts.
Q13: Where did they travel after leaving Barcelona?
A13: Marseilles
Q14: Where did Chopin and Sand move to in 1842?
A14: Square d'Orléans
Q15: Where did they spend most summers until 1846?
A15: Nohant
At the funeral of the tenor Adolphe Nourrit in Paris in 1839, Chopin made a rare appearance at the organ, playing a transcription of Franz Schubert's lied Die Gestirne. On 26 July 1840 Chopin and Sand were present at the dress rehearsal of Berlioz's Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, composed to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the July Revolution. Chopin was reportedly unimpressed with the composition.

Q1: What event were Chopin and Sand at on 26 July 1840?
A1: Berlioz's Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale
Q2: What anniversary was the July Revolution that Sand and Chopin were present at a dress rehearsal for?
A2: tenth
Q3: At whose funeral did Chopin play in 1839?
A3: Adolphe Nourrit
Q4: What instrument did Chopin play at  Adolphe Nourrit's funeral?
A4: organ
Q5: What piece did Chopin play at  Adolphe Nourrit's funeral?
A5: Franz Schubert's lied Die Gestirne
Q6: Chopin attended the funeral of who in 1839?
A6: Adolphe Nourrit
Q7: What did Chopin play at the funeral?
A7: Franz Schubert's lied Die Gestirne.
Q8: What was the dress rehearsal for?
A8: Berlioz's Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale
Q9: It was in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of what?
A9: the July Revolution.
During the summers at Nohant, particularly in the years 1839–43, Chopin found quiet, productive days during which he composed many works, including his Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53. Among the visitors to Nohant were Delacroix and the mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot, whom Chopin had advised on piano technique and composition. Delacroix gives an account of staying at Nohant in a letter of 7 June 1842:

Q1: What is the example given of a work produced by Frédéric during calm summers at Nohant?
A1: Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53
Q2: Which of the two people that visited Chopin were tutored by him on piano?
A2: Pauline Viardot
Q3: On what date did Delacroix write a letter based on his visit at Nohant?
A3: 7 June 1842
Q4: What did Chopin help Pauline Viardot with?
A4: piano technique and composition
Q5: Who were two visitors to Chopin while in Nohant?
A5: Delacroix and the mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot
Q6: What two things did Chopin advise Viardot on?
A6: piano technique and composition.
Q7: Who wrote a letter on June 7, 1842 about a stay in Nohant?
A7: Delacroix
From 1842 onwards, Chopin showed signs of serious illness. After a solo recital in Paris on 21 February 1842, he wrote to Grzymała: "I have to lie in bed all day long, my mouth and tonsils are aching so much." He was forced by illness to decline a written invitation from Alkan to participate in a repeat performance of the Beethoven Seventh Symphony arrangement at Erard's on 1 March 1843. Late in 1844, Charles Hallé visited Chopin and found him "hardly able to move, bent like a half-opened penknife and evidently in great pain", although his spirits returned when he started to play the piano for his visitor. Chopin's health continued to deteriorate, particularly from this time onwards. Modern research suggests that apart from any other illnesses, he may also have suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy.

Q1: In which year did Chopin begin experiencing a serious decline in health?
A1: 1842
Q2: To whom did Chopin write a letter on 21 February 1842 about his agonizing pain?
A2: Grzymała
Q3: What performance was Chopin forced to decline due to his increasing ill health?
A3: Beethoven Seventh Symphony arrangement at Erard's
Q4: What instrument did Chopin play for Charles Hallé when the latter visited him?
A4: piano
Q5: What has current day research suggested that Chopin was suffering from alongside his other illnesses?
A5: temporal lobe epilepsy
Q6: Starting in what year did Chopin start showing evidence of very bad health?
A6: 1842
Q7: What second performance did Chopin have to decline to play?
A7: Beethoven Seventh Symphony arrangement
Q8: What specific illness does modern evidence point to Chopin having?
A8: temporal lobe epilepsy
Q9: When did Chopin show signs of serious illness?
A9: From 1842 onwards
Q10: Chopin wrote in 1842 that he had to lie in bed all day because what ached so much?
A10: mouth and tonsils
Q11: Chopin had to decline who's invitation in 1843 to particpate in a performance at Erard's?
A11: Alkan
Q12: Who visited Chopin in 1844 and wrote about his inability to move?
A12: Charles Hallé
Q13: Modern medicine indicates Chopin may have suffered from what condition?
A13: temporal lobe epilepsy.