The natural gifts of any master musician need to be formed around a solid technique. The very few who are extremely gifted in composition also need plenty of room to develop their personal voice. Chopin was one of the very few that was born with genius, and he also had the good fortune of having as his first professional piano teacher a man that understood his pupil's gift straight away.

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