In each of the four films based on Chopin's life, we get a completely different ... The Poland of Impromptu is expressed only through George Sand's clothing - in a dress as red as the flag, as Liszt's ...

And Berlioz: "As interpreter and composer, Chopin is an artist apart, bearing no resemblance to any other musician I know." And Liszt: "Such a poetic temperament as Chopin's never existed, nor have I ...

The increasingly tense relationship with George Sand came to an end in 1848. Sand seemed comparatively unaffected; ‘Chopin,’ said Liszt, ‘felt and often repeated that in breaking this long affection, ...