Paris sights that bring you in touch with Chopin: When Frédéric Chopin left Warsaw in 1830, he  set out for Vienna which he had visited  the year before.  Chopin had aroused interest in his music the previous year  and he now hoped to make a more lasting impression. Unfortunately for Chopin, the time was not right for him. Vienna in 1830 was not short of pianists, and he could not compete with the likes of Thalberg, who had out-performed the rest of the field. After a few months in … [Read more...]