Frédéric François Chopin chopin, Frédéric François , 181049, composer for the piano, A prodigy as apianist and composer, he began performing at aristocratic salons in Warsaw, http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0812045.html
Extractions: Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia ... Pronunciation Key , composer for the piano, b. near Warsaw, of French and Polish parentage. His lyrical, often melancholy, compositions brought romantic piano music to unprecedented expressive heights. A prodigy as a pianist and composer, he began performing at aristocratic salons in Warsaw, and in 1826 he started full-time studies at the Warsaw Conservatory. After concert appearances in Vienna and Munich, he settled in Paris, where he gave his first concert in 1831. Although he remained devoted to Polish culture and artists, he never returned to his homeland. In Paris he became closely associated with the principal composers, artists, and literary figures of his time. He was a virtuoso interpreter of his own works, but his dislike of playing in public made him prefer teaching and composing to the concert stage. In 1836, Liszt introduced Chopin to Mme Dudevant, better known by her pen name George
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) - Klassiekemuziekgids.net Frédéric chopin Frédéric François (Pools Fryderyk Franciszek) Als pianistwas chopin, die graag improviseerde, grotendeels autodidact. http://www.klassiekemuziekgids.net/componisten/chopin.htm
Extractions: Pools componist en pianist Schreef vrijwel uitsluitend pianomuziek, waarin elegante, expressieve melodieën. Experimentele harmonieën en vrije vormen worden gecombineerd met een briljante pianotechniek. Zijn werk vormt het hoogtepunt van de romantische pianomuziek en is excellent voor het instrument geschreven. Het vormt een persoonlijke synthese van Pools-traditionele en West-Europese klassieke elementen. Aanvankelijk trad hij op als concertpianist. Later echter trok hij zich steeds meer uit de openbaarheid terug en concentreerde hij zich op het lesgeven. Chopin was de zoon van een Franse vader en een Poolse moeder. Hij ontving zijn eerste muzikale vorming van de Bohemer Zywny, die hem in aanraking bracht met de muziek van Bach J.Haydn en W.A. Mozart , en van Elsner, directeur van het conservatorium te Warschau.
Extractions: Some say Cortot (or even Rachmaninov) are dated. Somethings do change, but in art and in music, there are even more that will remain unchanged. Taste in music doesn't really change that much. And Cortot and Rachmaninov are right at the peak of modern pianism. They were ahead of their time in both music and pianism, and are still very much ahead ours in the sense that they still stand as our (Horowitz included) goal one way or other. I suggest what have really changed instead are the way younger pianists are trained and brought up nowadays, leaving few of them, if at all, in a position to carry on with the torch. And as Alfred Brendel said, the rich polyphonic pianistic tradition is really sadly lost. Coming back to this album, the real obstacle rather is the archive sound of their legacy, however rich they may be. But once this door is unlocked, viewers will be rewarded with a whole world of really wonderful music, of demonic and angelic pianism which would virtually leave Ashkenazy (or even Richter) way behind...
Extractions: THEMEN Herzlich Willkommen! Da ich selber schon lange Klavier spiele und mein Lieblingskomponist natürlich Chopin ist, habe ich diese Homepage erstellt. Hier findet ihr sehr viel Information über den "Einstein der Musik", wie ihn manche Menschen nennen! Das virtuelle Chopin-Zimmer!
