ished and uncompleted works into the fire. “You will find many works, more or less worth of me; in the name of the affection which you hold for me, please burn them all apart from the beginning of my method for piano. The rest, without any exception, must be consumed by fire, for I have too much respect for my public and I do not want all the pieces unworthy of my public to be distributed on my responsibility under my name.” Soon after 2:00 AM on October 17, 1849, Chopin dies. On the 30th of October, Preludes in E minor and B minor, and also his Requiem were performed at his funeral by his wishes. His heart was taken to Warsaw and placed in the Holy Cross Church according to his wishes....
