Frederic Chopin was a pianist's composer whose love, passion and devotion to the instrument is indicated by his more than 200 piano compositions. As a pianist, Chopin was practically self-taught and,in addition to composing and performing Chopin was an acclaimed teacher whose dedication to improving the abilities of his students is revealed in An Introduction to His PIano Works. The CD within this book has been specifically recorded using the tempo, dynamics & phrasing that are included in bk.