Chopin's Nocturnes form a central collection in the romantic piano repertoire, and with good reason. But just how did the inspiration for such an epic set of piano pieces come about? Frederic Chopin's ...

"Lots of people say Chopin is very romantic and delicate ... Inside a pillar on the left-hand side of the nave is an urn containing Chopin's heart, which according to his wishes was smuggled ...

Looking for a romantic soundtrack for Valentine’s Day ... Randall Goosby, Zhu Wang - Price: Adoration Chopin – Nocturne No.9 No.2 The Polish composer Frédéric Chopin was in his early 20s when he ...

The Romantic era gave birth to the virtuoso. Liszt was one of the greatest of his time, and wrote demanding piano music to show off his own brilliance. Chopin is also among the outstanding ...

The first time was on 28 September 1835, when Chopin stopped briefly in Leipzig on his way home from a meeting with his parents in Karlsbad. Schumann recorded the encounter in his journal in several ...

Fryderyk Chopin was arguably the epitome of a Romantic character. He was simultaneously a restless genius, unable to settle down; a forlorn lover, in a convoluted relationship; a singular creator, ...

He emerged when the use of expressive rubato and Romantic liberties in Chopin was rampant ... when “a technical malfunction on the sound side” forced the cancellation of a matinee performance.

Chopin, with his restrained refinement, is an even more natural fit for Lim than Romantic warhorses like Rachmaninoff. Lim’s playing never feels seething or sweaty; he seems like he has all the ...