'Chopin was not merely a composer or a pianist; he was also a great visionary artist and lyric poet in whose music the soul of Poland no less than the soul of Europe was transmuted into a unique expression that equally acknowledged both the boundaries of national frontier and the boundlessness of mankind as a universal brotherhood. The fact that his works have stood the test of history so well is perhaps a measure of his immense achievement. Legends are made, heroes are born.'