However what he is best known for is constantly striving for perfection and for broadening how seemingly well-known compositions are perceived. For example, in 1999 he founded the Polish Festival ...

Very much. I think we have in front of us here two very important people in Chopin's life. We have Franchomme, one of his best friends in Paris, and George Sand, his lover. -In Poland, we headed ...

And they married. They lived here in a servants house. And in fact, this is the very house in which Chopin was born. We're able to visit it now. - Wow. You know, even as servant's quarters ...

The entry in Schumann's journal reflects the nature of this unexpected and hurried visit. "At 12 noon, Chopin, Nowakowski, Raymund Härtel. His Ballade is more dear to me than anything. Very pleased, ...