Sarasota Orchestra: Five Facts About Chopin
Coconut Telegraph
SRQ DAILY
SATURDAY APR 2, 2016 |
Just how well do you know Chopin? Frédéric Chopin wrote pyrotechnic piano pieces during the Romantic Era, premiering his Piano Concerto No. 1 in 1830. This masterpiece still astounds music lovers today. Pianist and rising star Antti Siirala will perform this moving concerto in Sarasota Orchestra's final Masterworks of the season. Five Facts: 1. Born in Poland, his father was French, his mother Polish. After the collapse of the Polish revolution in 1831, he settled in Paris. He spoke Polish in his home, loved his homeland, but was never able to return to Poland. 2. Chopin was a child prodigy, performing publicly and composing by age seven. 3. As an adult, he rarely performed publicly. One musicologist estimates his public performances at “few more than 30.” 4. Over 230 works by Chopin survive. All his known works involve piano. 5. Chopin had a nine-year relationship with Geroge Sand, the female novelist who outraged Paris by smoking of cigars and wearing trousers.
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