A year later he himself performed in public, playing a concerto music written for one or more instruments by Adalbert Gyrowetz. By this time the young Chopin began drawing comparisons to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — , another composer who had demonstrated spectacular talent at a young age.
In Chopin became a full-time student at Elsner's conservatory, where he received an excellent foundation in theory, harmony, and melody. Elsner, after recognizing that Chopin's style was too original to force into traditional patterns, granted Chopin the freedom to develop along clear personal lines.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Chopin recognized that he must leave Warsaw for exposure to other musicians. He went to Vienna, Austria, to try to arrange the publication of several of his works. When the twenty-year-old Chopin arrived in Paris, poor physical health prevented him from giving public performances. Nevertheless, he became a significant figure in Parisian artistic circles, numbering among his friends musicians, writers, and painters, as well as many wealthy and talented women.
Chopin recognized that he did not have the stamina strength to compete in public against such talents as Franz Liszt — and Sigismund Thalberg — So long as he was able to earn enough by teaching, Chopin preferred composition to playing concerts. His musical tastes were public knowledge. Friendly with Hector Berlioz — and Mendelssohn, he was not impressed with their music. Schumann introduced Clara Wieck to Chopin's work, and eventually her performances of Chopin's pieces made favorable impressions on many audiences.
Several young ladies appear to have been the object of Chopin's affections over the years, but the most celebrated female with whom he had a relationship was Aurore Dudevant, known as George Sand, whom he met in For nine years, beginning in , after he had composed the "Funeral March" which later became part of the B-flat Minor Sonata , she was his closest associate.
Despite failing health, the composer completed his twenty-four Preludes in Valldemosa, Majorca one of the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean. In Sand's children became a problem. Chopin sided with Solange, Sand's daughter, in arguments against Sand and her son, Maurice. Separation became inevitable, and the beginning of the end for Chopin.
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He went to England and Scotland in November of , and fell ill there. He gave his last concerts in London while being severely ill. He returned to Paris, but was unable to teach or perform for several months during Shortly before he died, sensing the end was near, Chopin had requested that Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart be sung at his funeral service at the Church of the Madeleine.
He also requested that his heart be removed and brought in an urn to Warsaw, Poland. Chopin died on October 17, , but could not be buried for two weeks, because the church did not allow female singers for the Mozart's Requiem. At last, the church relented and the funeral was held on October 30, A crowd of four thousand attended the ceremony. Composer Berlioz, artist Delacroix, poet Adam Mickiewicz , singer Viardot, were present among many others from cultural circles - but notably absent was George Sand.
Chopin's heart was dispatched in an urn to Warsaw, and his body was laid to rest in the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France. When as young as age eight Chopin used to give piano concerts.
The aristocratic circles were in competition having Chopin playing in their salon all the time; especially his own compositions which were inspired by his Polish background e.
In Chopin died of a disease in Paris. Sign In. Showing all 10 items. Jump to: Overview 4 Mini Bio 2 Trivia 4. His last request was that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's "Requiem" be performed at his funeral. Polish composer and piano player.
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