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Chopin's 'Soul and Heart'

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Chopin's 'Soul and Heart' Chopin's 'Soul and Heart' March 1 was the 200th anniversary of the birth of the great composer and pianist Microfiber clothFrédéric Fran?ois Chopin. Or was it? Not according to his sister Ludwika, Franz Liszt and Chopin's close friend Jules Fontana. They all said#x, at one time or another, that he was born on March 1, 1 809, despite Chopin's insisting his birthday was a year later. To add to the mystery, there is a birth certificate issued by the parish church in Brochów, Poland (and on display there to this day)—near Zelazowa Wola, the small town outside Warsaw where Chopin was born. It gives us still another date: Feb. 22, 1810, the same date inscribed on Polish monuments and on his burial site at Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.

Chopin was born of a French father and a Polish mother, and though he lived half his life in Paris, his heart and soul were always with Poland. His passion for music showed itself early—even at age 3 he would cry whenever he heard it. His mother, an amateur pianist, decided to give him lessons and taught him what little she knew. Fortunately, both his later piano teachers recognized the boy's genius and did not try to force the conventional methods of playing on him. They Microfiber clothlet him go his own way, freeing him to become the unique, great pianist he was.

At age 7 he wrote his first composition and gave his first public recital—to tremendous acclaim. He continued studying piano and composition at the Warsaw Lyceum and gave highly successful concerts that made him the toast of Warsaw.

In 1831 Chopin moved to Paris, where he spent his time performing and teaching piano. It was there that he met George Sand, who became his lover. The two spent many summers at Sand's country home in Nohant, where Chopin composed some of his greatest music.

After their eight-year love affair ended #xin 1847, Chopin was never the same. He died less than two years later. The cause was thought to be tuberculosis,japanese swords, but the autopsy stated Microfiber cloth"cause unknown." His close friends agreed that he died of a broken heart. 相关的主题文章：