A lot of people really like Frederic Chopin. That makes today, his 200th birthday, a really big deal!
At 7 pm CT tonight, 99.5 fm Classical MPR will live broadcast a recital from Poland of pianist Garrick Ohlsson playing Chopin. MPR says...
"A lovely manor home in the tiny (population 65) village of Zelazowa Wola will be Mr. Ohlsson's concert stage and Chopin's very own 1848 Pleyel, his instrument for a program of polonaises, mazurkas, and the Ballade No. 3.
Straight from Poland to your living room. "
Fascinating. Tune in or listen online here...
I have to admit, I've always been as excited about Chopin as I am a nice, healthful, bland plate of brussel sprouts. His music is noble, refined, never frilly, always in good taste, but.... well, just a little boring. I recognize that he is greatly loved, I just need a little convincing. Someone convince me!
Frédéric François Chopin, b. Warsaw, Poland, March 1810– 17 October 1849
Jenny Lind, "the Swedish Nightengale" was a muse for Chopin
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