The Norwegian Tellefsen was a student and close friend of Chopin and spent his entire adult life in Paris where he was also highly sought-out as a teacher and performer. His piano works are not pale imitations of Chopin Norwegian dance types are alluded to in these mazurkas of 1853-54 and his "Grande Polonaise" is dramatically expressive and technically demanding, the genre having become internationally stylized by the mid century. Records International