Chopin's 24 Preludes are universally recognized as some of the composer's most characteristic works. Not only are they quintessential of his style, but are also deeply tied with upheavals in Chopin's ...
Hayato Sumino is popular on social media but he also proved he’s among the world’s best pianists thanks to his French mentor, who helped him advance to the third round of the 18th International Chopin ...
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WARSAW, Poland -- As Frederic Chopin gasped for air on his deathbed in Paris in 1849, he whispered a request that became the stuff of musical legend: Remove my heart after I die and entomb it in ...
When Chopin, the beloved Polish composer, died in 1849, his body was buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. His heart, however, was removed and taken to Warsaw. Why? Was it his wish that a ...
The Nashville International Chopin Piano Competition welcomed 40 pianists from ages 6-28 to Nashville, with musicians ...
An unknown work in the composer’s hand has emerged in a New York museum, the first such find in more than a half century. The pianist Lang Lang plays it here. Listen to the full performance ...
Even if you're not a fan of classical music, you have heard of Frédéric Chopin: His music has appeared in countless movies, TV shows and commercials, even video games. But it's almost certain you ...
A curator at a museum in New York City has discovered a previously unknown waltz written by Frédéric Chopin, the first time that a new piece of work by the Polish composer has been found in nearly 100 ...
Researchers say epilepsy may have triggered the composer's hallucinations. Jan. 25, 2011— -- The hallucinations of Polish composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin may have been the result of temporal ...
Chopin’s Nocturne No. 7, in C-sharp minor, begins with a low, ashen sound: a prowling arpeggio in the left hand, consisting only of C-sharps and G-sharps. It’s a hollowed-out harmony, in limbo between ...