Frederic chopin brief biography of william
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Biographies of Frédéric Chopin
- With opus numbers
- Variations brillantes in B♭ major on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic, Op. 12
- Boléro, Op. 19
- Tarantelle in A♭ major, Op. 43
- Allegro de concert, Op. 46
- Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49
- Berceuse in D♭ major, Op. 57
- Barcarolle in F♯ major, Op. 60
- Marche funèbre in C minor, Op. posth. 72/2
- Three Écossaises, Op. posth. 72/3
- 17 Polish songs, Op. posth. 74
- Without opus numbers
- Album Leaf (Moderato) in E major, B. 151
- Andantino in G minor (arr. of the piano part of the song Wiosna), B. 117
- 2 Bourrées, B. 160b
- Canon in F minor, B. 129a
- Cantabile in B♭ major, B. 84
- Contredanse in G♭ major (doubtful), B. 17
- Fugue in A minor, B. 144
- 3 Fugues; arr. from Cherubini's Cours de contrepoint et de fugue, KK. VIIa/2
- Galopp in A♭ (Galop Marquis), P. 2/13
- Introduction, Theme and Variations in D on a Venetian air, for piano 4-hands, KK. IVa/6
- Klavierstück in B♭ (1834), P. 2/6
- Klavierstück in E♭ (1837), P. 2/5
- Klavierstück in E♭ (1840), P. 2/10
- Largo in E♭, B. 109
- 2 Polish songs, B. 51, 132
- Variations in A major, Souvenir de Paganini, B. 37
- Variation in E major for Hexameron, B. 113
- Variations in E maj
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Frédéric Chopin, 1829
In my opinion, Frédéric Chopin was one of the greatest pianists the world has ever known. One of his students writes, “Chopin’s playing was always noble and beautiful; his tones sang, whether in full forte or softest piano…He demanded the strictest adherence to rhythm. He hated all lingering and dragging, misplaced rubatos, as well as exaggerated ritardandos.” And we are indeed fortunate that he left us some of the finest music ever written for the piano. More so than any other composer of his day, Frédéric Chopin went on a journey of infinite discovery. “He combined a gift for melody, and adventurous harmonic sense, and intuitive and inventive understanding of formal design and a brilliant piano technique to ever expand the limits and expressive possibilities of the instrument.”
Henryk Siemiradzki: Chopin concert
With his romantic intensity strongly reflected in his music, Chopin is often called the “poet of the piano.” That particular moniker seems well chosen, but it does not really address the composer’s curious and complex status in contemporary culture. A Pole working among Frenchmen, he exuded exoticism even as he partook of European tradition. “He was a male composer who wrote in feminine genres like the nocturne for domestic settings suc
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