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Frédéric François Chopin [n 1] (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; [n 2] 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique ...
A number of alternative hypotheses about the cause of Chopin's death flourished over the years. The hypothesis that Chopin suffered from cystic fibrosis was first presented by O’Shea in 1987. [19] Evidence for this diagnosis is that Chopin suffered concurrently from both respiratory illnesses and gastrointestinal dysfunction.
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A few days before Chopin's death on 17 October, she purchased his grand piano. [8] She paid the total cost of his funeral; all the travelling expenses from Warsaw of Chopin's sister Ludwika; and for his piano to be shipped to her in Warsaw. She purchased all of Chopin's remaining furniture and effects, including his death mask by Auguste ...
In early January 1850, Chopin's eldest sister, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz, returned from France by rail to Poland with her daughter and her brother's heart.She carried the heart with her, concealing its container underneath her cloak or skirt [6] as she smuggled it through a customs inspection at the Austrian border and past Russian border agents into Poland. [4]
Chopin died in Paris, France, at the age of just 39. He’s one of Poland’s most famous sons, and his name adorns the airport serving the capital Warsaw, as well as parks, streets, benches and ...
Delfina Potocka, née Komar (March 1807 – 2 April 1877), a Polish countess, was a friend and muse to Polish expatriate artists Frédéric Chopin and Zygmunt Krasiński. [1] She was noted for her beauty, intellect and artistic gifts. [1] In her youth she was a piano student of Chopin.
Fryderyk Chopin Museum in the Ostrogski Palace During 16th International Chopin Piano Competition, President Bronisław Komorowski presenting the first prize to winner Yulianna Avdeeva Pianist Yundi performing at the Birthday Decade, Chopin Year 2010 [2] [3] Krakowskie Przedmieście at Visitationist Church, one of the benches featuring Chopin's compositions Mural at Tamka Street, Warsaw, next ...