Up to now, Liszt, Thalberg, and Halle have been his [Chopin's] worthiest successors. Since I have heard all of Chopin's compositions countless times from their composer himself, and, at the same time, have observed the three pianists just mentioned on various occasions from the beginnings of their careers to the present, I can say with assurance that Chopin exerted a decisive influence on the taste and style of these admirable artists.