LONDON (AP) — Frederic Chopin's habit of drifting off and hallucinating at the piano may have been caused by epilepsy, according to a new study of the 19th-century romantic composer. Chopin's tendency ...

At first, he would see a colorful circle. It would grow a shimmering, flashing tail "dripping" down, which he compared to fireworks. "It's beautiful!" he said of one of these episodes -- but they gave ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. LONDON — Artistic genius may sometimes teeter on the brink of madness, but in the case of 19th-century romantic composer Frederic ...

Frederic Chopin's habit of drifting off and hallucinating at the piano may have been caused by epilepsy, according to a new study of the 19th-century romantic composer. If you purchase a product or ...

Chopin's tendency to lapse out of consciousness was interpreted by his partner George Sand, pseudonym of the French novelist Aurore Dudevant, as "the manifestation of a genius full of sentiment and ...