First Sentence

"Chopin the pianist, Chopin the tone-poet, Chopin the heart-broken patriot, Chopin the disconsolate lover, Chopin the invalid, the morbid, even the decadent artist, has been discussed, exploited, admired, adored, reviled and rejected according to the mental, moral and emotional conditions of those who have considered the merits of the great Pole whose centennial was recently celebrated."