Chopin

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Muses and Musings
Pauline Viardot and Frédéric Chopin
Located in the southern part of the historical province of Berry, south of the Loire Valley and west of Burgundy lies a region of gentle hills. And the village of Nohant, in the département of the Indre housed the family
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Minors of the Majors
Frédéric Chopin: Grand Duo Concertant
“Minors of the Majors” invites you to discover compositions by the great classical composers that for one reason or another have not reached the musical mainstream. Please enjoy, and keep listening! Chopin arrived in Paris in the middle of September
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Minors of the Majors
Frédéric Chopin: Variations on a Theme by Rossini, B. 9
“Minors of the Majors” invites you to discover compositions by the great classical composers that for one reason or another have not reached the musical mainstream. Please enjoy, and keep listening!
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Chopin goes Pop
When classical music aficionados are surveyed on the most popular romantic composer, the name Frédéric Chopin invariably rises to the top. This is hardly surprising as Chopin’s music, ranging from wistful Waltzes and sensual Nocturnes to fiery Etudes and Sonatas,
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Old Wine in New Bottles
Chopin in the 20th Century
The first transcriptions of Chopin’s music appeared as early as the 1830s, shortly after the publication of the original compositions. In time, some 1500 composers took up the task, with some popular works transformed hundreds of times for all possible
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Hommage à Chopin
As a young critic, Robert Schumann famously introduced Frédéric Chopin to European audiences with the words, “Hats off, gentlemen, a genius!” In a later review on the Chopin piano concertos, Schumann suggested, “If the autonomous, mighty monarch of the North
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Fireworks à la Chopin
You know the drill. As soon as the piano recital proper has finished, audience members—spontaneously or paid to do so—will furiously applaud in order to entice the artist to play additional pieces. Encores originated spontaneously but over time became so
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Chopin: 1846, last year at Nohant – Sonata for cello & piano / Piano Works
Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo From Chopin: 1846, last year at Nohant – Sonata for cello & piano / Piano Works (2015) Released by Harmonia Mundi Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo1846:
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