5.04.+Fréderic+Chopin

 Son of Nicolas Chopin (1771-1844) and Justina Kryzanowska Tekla. Frederic Chopin was born in Zelazowa (Warsaw, Poland) on March 1, 1810 although some biographers as the most likely occur on 22 February. He had three sisters: more: Ludwika, born in 1807 and then, three years older than Frederic, and two children: Isabella and Emilia, 1 and 2 years younger than the composer.

Chopin studied piano with his mother and later with Adalbert Zywny although their technique was acquired transcendent self-taught. His debut as a pianist occurs February 23, 1818 with only 8 years old. However, continued his studies in composition with Jozef Elsner in 1826, shortly after entering the Warsaw Conservatory in getting the rules of the composition of his favorite hand, the Cours de contrepoint et de la fugue of Luigi Cherubini.

In 1829 he won the Prix de Composition Glowna School of Music, beginning a concert tour through Berlin, Prague, Dresden and Vienna. In the same year he met the violinist and composer Nicolo Paganini (47 years), of which Chopin admire his virtuosity and tries to blend in with the colorful piano Polish folklore. In Vienna is also known to the famous piano pedagogue Carl Czerny (38 years) and also at this time engaged in relation to F. Mendelssohn.

Settled in Paris in 1831 becomes an attraction for the Parisian musical life although he offered few concerts. In 1834 visit to the Schumann in Leipzig, shortly after returning to Paris, where in 1836 he knew the famous writer George Sand which have a significant impact on the composer's work and two years later would become his mistress. In this age also begin the first symptoms of tuberculosis he suffered.

Sand in 1838 with up to Mallorca (Spain) for a warmer climate to improve his condition. Time after returning to Paris in 1836, break their relationship, Chopin's health deteriorated rapidly since then.

Chopin left Paris before the revolutionary upheavals that plague the continent Inglatrerra marching. There, on 16 November 1848 in London gave her last piano recital. Shortly after he fell ill and died at two o'clock in the morning of October 17, 1849 in Paris. His heart is in the Santa Cruz Church in Warsaw as sought probate of the composer.

If as a performer almost without a rival at the piano, composing instrument dedicated to this most of his works. Pianist technically perfect, pushed through a new technique that Revolucin interpretation of the time by combining the melodies in both hands.

Composer eminently romatica, based his system on the inspiration that flowed through improvisation provoking expressive melodies that normally took the right hand that were highlighted by the rhythmic and harmonic richness writing for the left hand on the modal harmony including.

And although the criticism has not trembled at his lack of critircar technique for complex forms, in fact as orchestrator left much to be desired, he dedicated his work as did his musical idols, Bach and Mozart, the enjoyment of the spirit.

Its production can, moreover, be grouped into 3 categories: the first belongs virtuoso works, including piano concertos, the second as the pedagogical studies, waltzes and preludes, integrating the third inner music of his mazurkas. media type="youtube" key="EvxS_bJ0yOU" height="344" width="425" Works: Comment of Nocturne Op.66: It was monophonic style, with a unic string-percussion-instrument, the piano. Without human voice. It was instrumental music, the structure is tied to dance. No reverberation. Without rythm.
 * 1 Rondó, c (1825)
 * 2 Variacions per piano i orquestra sobre //Lá ci darem la mano// de Mozart, H (1827/8)
 * 3 Introducció i Polonesa per a violoncel i piano, C (1829)
 * 4 Sonata per a piano N° 1, c (1828)
 * 5 Rondó a la Mazur, F (1826/7)
 * 6 Quatre Masurca, fis, cis, E, es (1830/2)
 * 7 Cinc Masurques, B, a, f, As, C (1830/2)
 * 8 Trio per piano, violí, i violoncel, g (1829)
 * 9 Tres Nocturns, b, Es, H (1830/2)
 * 10 Dotze Estudis (al seu amic Franz Liszt) C, a, E, cis, Ges, es, C, F, f, As, Es, c (1830/2)
 * 11 Concert per piano i orquesta nº1 en mi menor (1830)
 * 12 Introducció i Variacions brillants sobre « Je vends des scapulaires » de //Ludovic// d'Hérold, B (1833)
 * 13 Fantasia per a piano i orquestra sobre aires polonesos, A (1829)
 * 14 Rondó à la Krakowiak per a piano i orquestra, F (1831/3)
 * 15 Tres Nocturns, F, Fis, g (1831/3)
 * 16 Introducció i Rondó, c (1829)
 * 17 Quatre Masurques, B, e, As, a (1831/3)
 * 18 Gran Vals brillant, Es (1833)
 * 19 Bolero, C (etwa 1833)
 * 20 Scherzo N° 1, h (1831/4)
 * 21 //Concert per piano i orquesta nº2 en fa menor// (1829/30)
 * 22 Andante spianato i Gran Polonesa brillant, Es (1830/6)
 * 23 Balada N° 1, g (1835)
 * 24 Quatre Masurques, g, C, As, b (1833/6)
 * 25 Dotze Estudis, As, f, F, a, e, gis, cis, Des, Ges, h, a, c (1833/7)
 * 26 Dues Poloneses, cis, es (1831/6)
 * 27 Dos Nocturns, cis, Des (1833/6)
 * 28 24 Preludis en totes les tonalitats (1838/9)
 * 29 Impromptu N° 1, As (etwa 1837)
 * 30 Quatre Masurques, c, h, Des, cis (1836/7)
 * 31 Scherzo N° 2, b (1835/7)
 * 32 Dos Nocturns, H, As (1835/7)
 * 33 Quatre Masurques, gis, D, C, h (1836/8)
 * 34 Tres Valsos, As, a, F (1831/8)
 * 36 Impromptu No 2, Fis (1839)
 * 37 Dos Nocturns, g, G (1837/9)
 * 38 Balada N° 2, F (1839)
 * 39 Scherzo N° 3, cis (1839)
 * 40 Dues Poloneses, A (« Militar »), c (1838/9)
 * 41 Quatre Masurques, cis, e, H, As (1838/9)
 * 42 Gran Vals, As (1839/40)
 * 43 Tarantella, as (1841)
 * 44 Polonesa, fis (1841)
 * 45 Preludis, (1838/39)
 * 46 Allegro de Concert (1832/41)
 * 47 Balada N° 3, As (1841)
 * 48 Dos Nocturns, c, fis (1841)
 * 49 Fantasia, f (1841)
 * 50 Tres Masurques, G, As, cis (1841/2)
 * 51 Impromptu N° 3, Ges (1842)
 * 52 Balada N° 4, f (1842)
 * 53 Polonesa, As (« Heroica ») (1842)
 * 54 Scherzo N° 4, E (1842)
 * 55 Dox Nocturns, f, Es (1843)
 * 56 Tres Masurques, H, C, c (1843)
 * 57 Berceuse, Des (1844)
 * 58 Piano Sonata N° 3, h (1844)
 * 59 Tres Masurques, a, As, fis (1845)
 * 60 Barcarola, fis (1846)
 * 61 Polonesa Fantasia, As (1846)
 * 62 Dox Nocturns, H, E (1845/6)
 * 63 Tres Masurques, H, f, cis (1846)
 * 64 Tres Valsos, Des (« Vals del minut »), cis, As (1840/7)
 * 65 Sonata per a Violoncel i piano, g (1846/7)

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