Tag Archive 'Poland'

Chopin Birthday Edition: Mini Bio Part 1

Posted in Chopin Birthday, Mazurka, Mazurkas, Mini Bio on Mar 1st, 2013

Images from “Chopin’s Europe” courtesy Hanna Komarnicki

Fryderyk Chopin composed his Mazurka in A Minor Opus 7 No. 2 in Poland though it was published later, in France. We know this because an early version of it was discovered in …

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The Chopin Currency – Sept. 1, 2008

Posted in Chopin Currency on Sep 1st, 2008

Chopin News, Reviews, and Previews:

 

Eye on Poland: Country at the Crossroads

CNN – USA

Announcement of an in-depth five-part series on Chopin’s native land to air in October:

“Eye on Poland: Country at the Crossroads” is a week-long …

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The Chopin Currency – August 26, 2008

Posted in Chopin Currency on Aug 25th, 2008

Chopin in the News:

Bank commercial angers political party

Thenews.pl – Warsaw,Poland

Thin skin in Polish politics, and Chopin supplies the soundtrack…

Opposition politicians are outraged at a TV commercial, complaining that a bank manager character is clearly an attack …

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The Chopin Currency – July 30, 2008

Posted in Chopin Currency on Jul 30th, 2008

I ♥ Chopin News….

How did Chopin die? It matters
The popular image is of Chopin as a frail consumptive – we should be given the chance to find out whether this is true.
Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog – music

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