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2010 Year of Chopin


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mephiasThreads: 15
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Joined: Nov 14, 08  Gold Member MEMBER ♂ 		 Jan 16, 10, 17:03    #1
2010 is celebrated as year of Chopin. Some info below.
http://www.thenews.pl/culture/artykul122970_2010---year-of-chopin.html


And official web page.
http://www.chopin2010.pl/en/main/page
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Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀ 		 Jan 23, 10, 13:46    #2
great link. I love Chopin.
Polonius3Threads: 1,005
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Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂ 		 Jan 23, 10, 15:08    #3
Chopin msut be rolling over in his grave at Pere Lachaise (his heart is at Warsaw's Holy Cross Church) hearing his countrymen listening to rock, pop, disco, techno, hiphop and other such garbage... Traces of folk themes discernable in disco-polo would probably be the least offensive to his subtle ear.
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Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀ 		 Jan 23, 10, 15:13    #4
Polonius3:
Traces of folk themes discernable in disco-polo would probably be the least offensive to his subtle ear.

you are probably right;)
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Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂ 		Edited by: Seanus  May 15, 10, 09:35    #5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyFyAqLtHq8, a wonderfully melancholic tune and fitting title. I found Chopin boring as a kid (my granddad exposed me to classical) but he has some interesting compositions. I listened to some in Pszczyna Castle where the annual Chopin contest was held :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGPPDV8wBOQ&feature=related, this too. Quite amazing. I like the notes he touches early on in the piece.
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Joined: Mar 28, 10 ♂ 		 May 15, 10, 12:10    #7
I loved to listen to Jan Paderewski play Chopin with friend who came from Poland we had some of the old 300mm records and would listen in the evening when we were relaxing with a glass of brandy. It transported her back home in her mind to Poland she always said Chopin was the soul of Poland.
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Joined: Apr 20, 10 ♂ 		 May 15, 10, 12:19    #8
I don´t think Chopin cares much about the modern Poles´ "music" taste. I don´t really think he cares much about Poland...wherever his soul may roam.


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