(*) "Heroic."
A pianist-composer from this country famously played with so much rubato that dances in three-four sounded almost like they were in four-four. This country hosts a piano competition that brought Maurizio Pollini and Martha Argerich to fame. This country is evoked by a genre of piano pieces with nicknames like "Military" and (*) "Heroic." Poetry from this country supposedly inspired one of its composers to write four Ballades. The mazurka is from this country. An uprising in this country inspired the "Revolutionary" Étude. For 10 points, name this home country of Frédéric Chopin ["shoh-PAA"], who evoked it in his polonaises.
A pianist-composer from this country famously played with so much rubato that dances in three-four sounded almost like they were in four-four.
Poland [or Polska] &lt;JR&gt;