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=============================================================================== ||kCh.k1kRaindropsk||kk[RNDR]kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk@}-,-`-kk|| =============================================================================== GeorgekSand.kItkiskimpossiblektoktellkthekstorykofkChopin sklifekwithoutkthe mentionkofkthiskwoman.kGeorgekSandkwaskankextremelykfamouskauthorkinkPariskwho hadkalreadykpublishedknumerouskboo s.kHerkrealknamekwaskAurorekDudevant. GeorgekSandkwaskherkpseudonym. Fromk1838,kChopinkwouldksharekhisklifekwithkherkforkaklongkperiod,kbutkwhen theykfirstkmet,khekcommentedktokakfriend,k"Iskthatkreallykakwoman?"kSandkwas aksomewhatkmasculinekwomankwhokworekpantskandksmo edkcigarskinkpublic.kEven herkpseudonym,k"GeorgekSand,"kwaskmasculine. Shekwaskunswayedkbyksociety skmoreskandkexpressedkherselfkunabashedly.kThe romanceknovelskshekwrotekwerekextremelykpopular.kOfkcoursekChopinkhimselfkwas alsokfamouskaskakpianistkinkPariskbykthisktime.kThekrelationshipkbetweenkthe geniuskpianistkandkthekpopularkauthorkmustksurelykhavekbeenkthektal kofkthe town.

TheykfoundkakplacektoklivekonkMallorca,kandkChopinklivedkakhappyklifekamongst thekpalmktrees,korangektrees,kandkpomegranates.kChopin skhealthkappearedkto bekimproving,kbutkthekislandkenteredkitskrainykseasonkandkthekwarmkweather vanished.kChopinkcaughtkakcoldkthatkeventuallykledktokakrelapsekofkhis tuberculosisksymptoms. Atkthektime,ktuberculosiskwaskakterminalkillness,kandkChopinkandkSand s landlordkevictedkthem,kfearingkcontagion.kAfterkbeingkforcedkfromktheirkhome inkDecemberkofk1838,kChopinkandkSandkarrivedkatkthekValldemossakmonastery. Andkrainkcontinuedktokfallkoutside... Theksoundkofkfallingkrainkcontinuedkincessantly.kTheksimpleksoundkof raindropskblendedktogetherktokformkakdrearykrhythm.kItkwaskunderkthese circumstanceskthatkthisksongkisksaidktokhavekbeenkbornkinkakroomkin Valldemossa.kAkwor kcreatedkbykChopinkagektwenty-nine.kThekjourneyktokfind restkironicallykresultedkinkthekworseningkofkChopin skhealth. ButkGeorgekSandkdevotedlykstayedkbykChopin skside,kneverkfearingkinfection. TherekisklittlekdoubtkthatkshekwaskankinvaluableksourcekofkcomfortkforkChopin. =============================================================================== ||kCh.k2kRevolutionk||kk[RVLT]kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk@}-,-`-kk|| =============================================================================== OnkNovemberk29th,k1830,kankinsurrectionkoccurredkinkWarsaw,kthekcapitalkof Poland.kItkwaskthekNovemberkUprising.kAtkthektime,kmostkofkPolandkwaskRussian territory,kandkthekdesirekforkindependencekhadkbeenkgrowing. Aboutkfourkwee skbeforekthekinsurgence,konkNovemberk2nd,kChopinkleftkthe increasinglykdangerouskWarsawkandkheadedkforkVienna.kItkisksaidkthatkChopin's friendskencouragedkhimktokleavekthekcountry,kbecausektheyk newkrebellionkwas certain.kButkChopinkwaskunawarekofkthis,kandkhisktripkhadkbeenkplannedkmany monthskinkadvance.

Atkthektime,kChopinkwasknotkinkthekbestkofkhealth,kandkperhapskthekattention paidktokthemkbyksocietykaggravatedkhiskcondition.kDuringkthisktime,kSandktoo ChopinktokthekSpanishkislandkofkMallorcaktokallowkhimktokrest.kTokavoid attention,ktheykleftkPariskseparatelykandkrendezvousedkatkakvillageknearkthe border.

Chopinkwaskunusuallyktalented,kaskwellkaskphysicallykwea ,ksokhiskfriends wantedkhimktokusekthekpianokaskakweaponktokfightkforkPoland.kOnkNovemberk23rd, approximatelyktwentykdaysklater,kChopinkarrivedkinkVienna.kAndksixkdayskafter that,kthekinsurrectionkinkWarsawkstarted.kItkwentkonkforkalmostkakyear.kThen, onkSeptemberk8th,k1831,kWarsawkfell.kTenkmonthskofkfightingkhadkendedkin defeat. Chopin,kthenkagektwenty-one,klearnedkofkthekinsurrection'skfailurekwhilekin Stuttgart,kGermany.kThekfeelingskwithkwhichkhekplayedkthekpianokatkthisktime too kthekformkofkthiskcomposition.k"ThekRevolutionarykEtude." TokChopin,kwhokgenuinelyklovedkhiskhomelandkofkPoland,kthekinsurrection's failurekwaskdifficultktokbear.kButkperhapskhekfoundkitkevenkmorekdifficultkto bearkthekfactkthatkhekwasksafekinkakforeignkcountry.kChopinkwouldkneverkset footkinkhisknativeklandkagain. =============================================================================== ||kCh.k3kFantaisie-Impromptuk||kk[FAIM]kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk@}-,-`-kk|| =============================================================================== ThiskiskakbeautifullykflowingkmelodykinkC-sharpkminorkcomposedkaroundk1835. Despitekitskbeautykandkfantasy--truektokitskname--Chopinkdidknotkintendkto releasekthiskpiecektokthekpublic.kInkfact,kit'skpossiblekthatkhekhadkas ed hiskfriend,kJuliankFontana,ktokburnkthekscorekafterkhiskdeath. ItkisksaidkthatkthekreasonkforkthiskwaskthatkitkresembledkBeethoven's MoonlightkSonata.kChopinkmightkhavekbeenkawarekofkthatkfactkandkrefrained fromkpublishingkthekpiecektokavoidksuchkcriticism. ButksixkyearskafterkChopin'skdeath,kitkwaskpublishedkbykJuliankFontanakaskopus 66.kThiskmustkhavekbeenkakdifficultkdecisionkforkFontanaktokma e.kHekprobably spentkakgreatkdealkofktimekworryingkifkitkwaskbestktokrespectkthekwisheskof hiskfriend,korkifkitkwaskrightkforkhimktok eepkthiskmasterpiecekfromkthekrest ofkthekworld. Inkanykcase,kwekshouldkbekgratefulkforkFontana'skdecision.kIfkhekhadknot publishedkthatkscore,kwekwhoklivekinkthekpresentkdaykwouldkneverkhavekbeen ablektokimmersekourselveskinkthiskwonderfulkworldkofkfantasy. Therekmightkhavekbeenkotherkcompositionskthatkwerekthreatenedkwith destructionkjustkli ekthiskone.kThoughkChopin'skrequestkmightkhavekseemed reasonablekatkthektime,kwekshouldkconsiderkourselveskfortunatekthatkpieces li ekFantaisie-Impromptukwerekspared. =============================================================================== ||kCh.k4kGrandekValsekBrillantek||kk[GRVB]kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk@}-,-`-kk|| =============================================================================== Thiskiskakwor kcomposedkink1833,kwhenkChopinkwasktwenty-threekyearskold.kIn Chopin'skhomelandkofkPoland,kthekinsurrectionkthatkstartedkinkWarsawkink1830, hadkendedkinkdefeat. Atkthisktime,kChopinkwaskinkParis,kandkakstrongksupporterkofkPoland.kInkour discussionkofk"ThekRevolutionarykEtude,"kweklearnedkthatkChopinkreceivedkthe newskofkthekfallkofkWarsaw,kwhilekenkroutektokVienna,kinkStuttgart,kGermany. ThisksongkwaskcomposedkafterkChopinkhadkleftkViennaktoklivekinkParis. Atkthektime,kAustriakwaskopposedktokPolishkindependence.kItkwaskpartlykbecause AustriakwaskonekofktheknationskthatkhadkdividedkupkPoland,kbutkalsokbecause theykfearedkthekuprisingkwouldkspreadktokAustria.kBecausekofkthis,klivingkin

ViennakhadkbeenkdifficultkforkthekPolishkChopin. InkVienna,kwaltzeskdesignedkforkdancingkwerekinkfashion.kThiskpiece,kwhile unquestionablykakmasterpiece,kisksomethingkofkakcontrastktokChopin'skother wor s.kItkseemsktokreflectkthekatmospherekinkViennakatkthatktime.kThoughkit waskprobablyknotkmeantktokbekdancedkto. InkorderkforkthekPolishkChopinktoklivekinkthekadversekwindskofkthatktime,khe maykhavekmadekankeffortktokbekpopular.kChopinkappearedkatksalonskandkdinner parties,kperformingkmusickforksmallkaudiences.kItkisksaidkthatkafterkthese performances,kChopinkreturnedktokhiskroomkandkplayedkhiskpianokfuriously. Hekmustkhavekfeltkakfrustratingkangerktowardskhimself,kforcedktoksuppresskhis truekfeelings,kputkonkakmas ,kandkperformkmusicktokpleasekpeople.kInkcontrast tokthekcheerfulkstylekofkthiskpiece,kChopin'skheartkwaskmostkli elyknot nearlykaskhigh-spirited. =============================================================================== ||kCh.k5kNocturnek||kk[NCTR]kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk@}-,-`-kk|| =============================================================================== Thiskiskakwor kthatkwaskcomposedkaroundk1830,kwhenkChopinkwasktwentykyears old.kInkNovemberkofkthiskyear,kthekNovemberkUprisingktoo kplacekinkWarsaw, andkChopinkleftkthekcountrykjustkbeforekthekchaos.kThiskpiecekmightkhave beenkonekChopinkcomposedkpriorktokthat,kwhilekhekwaskstillkinkWarsaw. ChopinkhimselfkescapedkthekfirstkofkthekNovemberkUprisingkbecausekhekwaskin Austria.kButkmanykofkthiskfamilykmemberskandkfriendskremainedkinkthekchaoskof Warsaw. AskakPol,kChopinkhaskwantedktokfightktogetherkwithkthemkandkwaskfrustratedkat hiskinabilityktokdokso.kItkiskhardktokimaginekthatkChopinkcouldkhavekwritten soksweetkakmelodykwhilekexperiencingksuchkemotions. FromkthiskcompositionkwekfeelksomethingkthatkconjureskankimagekofkChopin s heart,kpeacefulkandkfulfilled.kPerhapskthekreasonkforkthatklaykwith KonstancjakGlad owas a,kakwomankforkwhomkChopinkhadkaksecretkaffection. KonstancjakattendedktheksamekmusickschoolkaskChopinkandkwasktrainingkto becomekaksinger.kChopinkwaskunablektokconfesskhisklovekforkherkandkspend nearlykakyearkfeelingkthiskunrequitedklove.kThektwokofkthemksuddenlykgrew closekjustkbeforekChopinkleftkWarsaw. TheykperformedkakpiecektogetherkfromkRossini'skmusicalk"LakDonnakdelkLago"kto greatksuccess.kKonstancja'skvoicekblendedkwithkChopin skpianokand reverberatedkthroughkthekconcertkhall.kItkmustkhavekgivenkChopinkakfeeling ofkconnectionktokKonstancjakaskwellkaskakdreamkli ekexperiencekthatkheknever wantedktokend. Chopinkiskcalledkthek"poetkofkthekpiano".kButkifkwekloo kinsidekhiskheart, hekwaskjustkaknormalktwentykyearkoldkyoungkman.kPerhapskChopinkwasksimply moreks illedkatkexpressingkhisktruekfeelingskthroughkthekpiano. =============================================================================== ||kCh.k6kTristessek||kk[TRST]kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk@}-,-`-kk|| =============================================================================== Ink1832,kthekyearkafterkthekfallkofkWarsaw,kChopinkwaskinkParis.kAtkthektime, FrancekwaskfriendlyktowardkPolandkandkwaskthekonlykcountrykthatkopenly welcomedkexileskfromkPoland.kForkthatkreasonkPariskwaskfilledkwithkPolish

refugees. Meanwhile,kbac kinkPoland,kthekleaderskandkcentralkfigureskofkthe insurrectionkwerekjudgedkinkcourtkwithoutkbeingkpresentkandksentencedkto death.kWithkthekrebelkforceskdefeated,kitkwasknowkcertainkthatkChopinkcould notkreturnktokhiskmotherkcountry.kThiskmelancholykmelodykportrayskbothkhis homesic nesskandketernalkfarewellktokhiskhomeland. Butkwhykcouldkhekneverkreturn?kChopinkleftkPolandkbeforekthekinsurrection andkwaskoutsidekthekcountrykthekentirektimekitktoo kplace.kInkotherkwords, hekhadkakperfectkalibikprovingkthatkhekhadknotkbeenkinvolved.kInkspitekof that,kChopinkneverkreturnedktokPoland.kThek eyktokthiskmysteryklieskin Chopin'skpatriotism. Itkiskli elykthatkhekhadkfeltktheksamekfeelingskaskthekrebelskevenkthoughkhe hadknotkbeenkablektokparticipatekinkthekfighting.kHekprobablykfeltkguilty aboutkhavingkbeenklivingksafelykinkforeignkcountries.kChopinkbecameka politicalkrefugeekofkhiskownkchoosingkandkburnedkhiskbridgeskbehindkhim. Inksokdoingkhekprobablykwantedktokdemonstratekthatkhekwaskakcomradektokthe rebelskandksharedktheirkfeelings.kTokChopinkwhoklovedkPoland,kthekdecision notktokreturnktokhiskhomekmustkhavekbeenkakpainfulkone.kButkitkwaskbecause heklovedkPolandkthatkhekdecidedknotktokreturnktokit. Thektwenty-two-year-oldkChopinkmaykhavekcomposedkthisksongkaskakwayktokburn hiskhomelandkintokhiskheart.kItkiskrumoredkthatkChopinkhimselfksaid,k"Inkmy entireklife,kIkhavekneverkwrittenkanotherkmelodykaskbeautiful". Perhapskthesekwordskspea kofkthekviewkfromkthekvillagekofkZelazowakWola,kthe placekwherekhekwaskborn. =============================================================================== ||kCh.k7kHeroick||kk[HRIC]kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk@}-,-`-kk|| =============================================================================== Thekwordkpolonaisekmeansk"Polish."kInkotherkwords,kthekherokPolonaise representskthekgreatnesskofkPoland.kChopinkcomposedkthiskpiecekink1842katkthe agekofkthirty-two,ksevenkyearskbeforekhiskdeath. Duringkthiskperiod,kChopin'sktuberculosiskflaredkupkandkhekwasksometimes overcomekbykfiercekcoughingkandkforcedkintokbedkforkwee skatkaktime.kItkwas amidstkthesekdifficultieskthatkthiskgreatkcompositionkinkpraisekofkhis homelandkwaskborn. Majestic,kstrong,kandkproud.kUnabashedlykbold.kThekcouragekofkhiskcomrades whokhadkboundktogether.kThekunwaveringkfaithkofkthekPolishkpeople.kThekpride Chopinkfeltkforkthekcountrykofkhiskbirthkcouldkbekexpressedkinknokgranderkor morekheroickmusickthankthis. InkcentralkFrance,kaboutktwokhundredkmilesksouthkofkParis,kinkthekprovincekof Berry,klieskakvillagekcalledkNohant.kThekpastoralklandscapekthatkspreads acrossktheklandktherekresembledkthekvillagekofkZelazowakWola,kwherekChopin hadkbeenkborn. WhenkhekleftkMallorcakandkreturnedktokFrancekthroughkMarseille,khekwaskin verykpoorkhealth.kThekatmospherekinkNohantkgavekhimkstrength.kOnkthe outs irtskofkNohantkthereklaykakmansion.kItkwaskakrelativelyklargekstone buildingkwithkaksparsekoutwardkappearance,kthatkwaskpurchasedkbykMarie-Aurore Dupin,kGeorgekSand'skgrandmother.

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