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He composed and amused himself with Maurice and
Solange, the "terrible children" of this Bohemian household.
There, according to reports, Chopin and Liszt were in friendly
rivalry--are two pianists ever friendly?--Liszt imitating
Chopin's style, and once in the dark they exchanged places and
fooled their listeners. Liszt denied this. Another story is of
one or the other working the pedal rods--the pedals being broken.
This too has been laughed to scorn by Liszt. Nor could he recall
having played while Viardot-Garcia sang out on the terrace of the
chateau. Garcia's memory is also short about this event.
Rollinat, Delacroix and Sand have written abundant souvenirs of
Nohant and its distinguished gatherings, so let us not attempt to
impugn the details of the Chopin legend, that legend which coughs
deprecatingly as it points to its aureoled alabaster brow. De
Lenz should be consulted for an account of this period; he will
add the finishing touches of unreality that may be missing.
Chopin knew every one of note in Paris. The best salons were open
to him.


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