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Chopin

Fryderyk Chopin was a Polish pianist and composer born in 1810 who is considered one of the greatest composers for the piano. He was born in Poland but spent much of his adult life in Paris, France. Some of his most famous compositions include the Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23, the Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31, and the Minute Waltz. He had a long romantic relationship with the French author George Sand and spent summers with her at her home in Nohant, France. Chopin died in Paris in 1849 at the young age of 39.

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Chopin

Fryderyk Chopin was a Polish pianist and composer born in 1810 who is considered one of the greatest composers for the piano. He was born in Poland but spent much of his adult life in Paris, France. Some of his most famous compositions include the Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23, the Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31, and the Minute Waltz. He had a long romantic relationship with the French author George Sand and spent summers with her at her home in Nohant, France. Chopin died in Paris in 1849 at the young age of 39.

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Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)

Chopin’s birthplace at Zelazowa Wola


Justyna and Nicolas Chopin
Ludwika Chopin
Izabela Chopin
Emilia Chopin
Jozef Elsner
Konstancja Gladkowska
Chopin teaching Pauline Vairdot
(drawn by Maurice Sand)
Princess Marcelina Radziwill
Maria Wodzinska
Watercolor by Maria Wodzinska
Felix Mendelssohn
Robert Schumann
Robert & Clara Schumann
Ballade #1, Op. 23
Scherzo #2, Op. 31
Countess Delfina Potocka
Minute Waltz, Op. 64 #1
Chopin performing at Radziwill salon
George Sand
Franz Liszt and George Sand (by Maurice Sand)
George Sand
George Sand
Chopin and George Sand
Drawing by George Sand
George Sand contemplating Chopin
George Sand and Chopin (painting by Delacroix)
Chateau de Nohant (George Sand’s home)
Maurice Sand
Solange Sand
Solange & Maurice Sand
Solange Sand & Augustine Brault
Auguste Clesinger
Salle Pleyel (in Paris)
Jane Stirling
Chopin’s final moments
Church of the Holy Cross (Warsaw)
Père Lachaise Cemetery (Paris)
The Inspired Chopin
(by Joe McFadden)
Heroic Polonaise, Op. 53
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)

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