A composer famed for
his ability at the piano, who in turn wrote the vast majority of his music for
that instrument. Many of his pieces are quite short (being Rondos, Mazurkas
and the like) but they are all beautiful. Not being a piano player myself, it
is difficult to appreciate their comparative difficulty, but I am assured that
most of Chopin’s music is very difficult to play.
Though born in Poland,
Chopin spent the last half of his life in Paris, arriving there in 1831. In
Paris, he came to know the novelist George Sand, and was her lover for a time.
The
Vancouver Chopin Society have an interesting
web-site with more information on Chopin and his works.
