Frederic Chopin, Polish French composer and pianist of the Romantic period, best known for his solo pieces for piano and his piano concerti. Although he wrote little but piano works, Chopin ranks as one of music’s greatest tone poets by reason of his su
anniversary of Liszt’s death Listen toLiszt’stranscription ofMeyerbeer’sHellish Waltz from Robert du Diable, which probably caused more public commotion than any other piano piece in history. Read quotes by and about Liszt Liszt was the first recitalist ...
The family went to Spain and then to Marseille where Chopin recuperated. They then travelled to Nohant, Indre, George Sand’s country estate, where they spent most summers until 1846. Chopin had his own study there, where he was able to compose in peace and quiet. In Paris, where they ...
As such, many of Chopin’s piano pieces were not published until after his death.Chopin may have suffered from undiagnosed epilepsyChopin, who was plagued by poor health for much of his life, regularly hallucinated and suffered from anxiety and seizures. For instance, during a performance of ...
I had one day in Poland to visit Chopin’s birthplace before we had to fly to Germany, so we had to take an Uber over 60 miles, ask the driver to wait for us (with the meter running) and then drive back the 60 miles to Warsaw. What a...
HeartPericarditisTuberculosisBased on a macroscopic analysis of the heart of Frederic Chopin performed in 2014, it can be stated with high probability that the composer suffered from a long lasting tuberculosis as a primary disease, which was the cause of progressive deterioration of his physical ...
Considered Poland's greatest composer, Frédéric Chopin focused his efforts on piano composition and was a strong influence on composers who followed him.
Inheritance vs. infectivity as a mechanism of malady and death of Frederic Chopin.doi:10.1007/S13353-021-00651-2Micha WittTadeusz DoboszSpringer Berlin Heidelberg