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(b. Zelazowa Wola, ?1 March 1810; d. Paris,17 Oct 1849).
Polish composer. The son of French emigre father (a schoolteacher working in Poland) and a cultured Polish mother, he grew up in Warsaw, taking childhood music lessons (in Bach and the Viennese Classics) from Wojciech Zywny and J?ósef Elsner before entering the Conservatory (1826-9). By this time he had performed in local salons and composed several rondos, polonaises and mazurkas. Public and critical acclaim increased during the years 1829-30 when he gave concerts in Vienna and Warsaw, but his despair over the political repression in Poland, coupled with his musical ambitions, led him to move to Paris in 1831. There, with practical help from Kalkbrenner and Pleyel, praise from Liszt, Fetis and Schumann and introductions into the highest society, he quickly established himself as a private teacher and salon performer, his legendary artist's image being enhanced by frail health (he had tuberculosis), attractive looks, sensitive playing, a courteous manner and the piquancy attaching to self-exile.
Of his several romantic affairs, the most talked about was that with the novelist George Sand (Aurore Dudevant) - though whether he was truly drawn to women must remain in doubt. Between 1838 and 1847 their relationship, with a strong element of the maternal on her side, coincided with one of his most productive creative periods. He gave few public concerts, though his playing was much praised, and he published much of his best music simultaneously in Paris, London and Leipzig. The breach with Sand was followed by a rapid deterioration in his health and a long visit to Britain (1848). His funeral at the Madeleine was attended by nearly 3000 people.
No great composer has devoted himself as exclusively to the piano as Chopin. By all accounts an inspired improviser, he composed while playing, writing down his thoughts only with difficulty. But he was no mere dreamer - his development can be seen as an ever more sophisticated improvisation on the classical principle of departure and return. For the concert-giving years 1828-32 he wrote brilliant virtuoso pieces (e.g. rondos) and music for piano and orchestra; the teaching side of his career is represented by the studies, preludes, nocturnes, waltzes, impromptus and mazurkas, polished pieces of moderate difficulty. The large-scale works - the later polonaises, scherzos, ballades, sonatas, the Barcarolle and the dramatic Polonaise-fantaisie - he wrote for himself and a small circle of admirers. Apart from the national feeling in the Polish dances, and possibly some narrative background to the ballades, he intended notably few references to literary, pictorial or autobiographical ideas.
Chopin is admired above all for his great originality in exploiting the piano. While his own playing style was famous for its subtlety and restraint, its exquisite delicacy in contrast with the spectacular feats of pianism then reigning in

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The Best Of Chopin
year: 1994; label: madacy records; tracks: 1. piano concerto no. 1 op. 11 in e minor: allegro maestoso; 2. piano concerto no. 1 op. 11 in e minor: romance; 3. piano concerto no. 1 op. 11 in e minor.

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$16 - $58

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The Golden Twelve Vol. 3: Int.

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$13

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Traumhafter Chopin (pollini-kl

CD Box

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$16

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The Chopin I Love

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The Copin I Love

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The 24 Preludes
196?--rw--tros. Columbia ML 5444

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$16

Frederic Chopin

Tamas Vasary - Deut

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$105

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Tenth Van Cliburn Piano Compet
domestic cd in a standard cd case .

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The 1981 Baldwin Recordings

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$85

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The Best Loved Works Of Freder
the classics club, 195?. (livia rev, pianist). michaelangelo 56. ex/ex.

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$23

Frederic Chopin

The Chopin Collection : Integr

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$144

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The Complete Solo Recordings 1

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$104 - $546

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The Legendary 1984 Moscow Conc

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$58 - $63

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The Piano Works

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$196

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The Poor- Sad Angel : Fantaisi

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$83

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The Romantic Chopin

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$11

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The Very Best Of Chopin
year: 2005; label: naxos .

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$54

Frederic Chopin

The World Of The Classics

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$56

Frederic Chopin

Tresors De Chopin

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$72

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Trio Pour Piano- Violon Et Vio

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$84 - $123

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Trios Romantiques Vol. 3 : Tri

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$123

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The Best Of Chopin [original R
year: 1999; label: masterpiece records .

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$8 - $9

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The Chopin You Love
year: 2006; label: spj music .

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$11

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The Romantic Chopin: A Celebra
year: 1996; label: naxos; tracks: 1. etudes, op. 25 -: etude no. 21 in g flat major, op. 25, no. 9, butterfly's wings; 2. etude no. 3 in e major, op. 10, no. 3; 3. nocturne no. 2 in e flat major, op.

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$12

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The Ultimate Classics: Essenti
year: 2004; label: st. clair entertainment .

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$11

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The Very Best Of Chopin
year: 2005; label: naxos .

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$14

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Timeless Piano Favorites Natur

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The Great Art Of Alfred Cortot

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$34

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The Munich Recitals, 1955/1956
year: 2006; label: urania .

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$21

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The Chopin Collection: The Bal
year: 1990; label: rca; tracks: 1. the ballades: no. 1 in g minor, op. 23; 2. the ballades: no. 2 in f. op. 38; 3. the ballades: no. 3 in a-flat, op. 47; 4. the ballades: no. 4 in f minor, op. 52; 5.

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$11 - $39

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The Rubinstein Collection Vol
year: 2001; label: rca .

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$14

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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (c
year: 1994; label: naxos; tracks: 1. the nutcracker, op. 71: overture 2:51; 2. the nutcracker, op. 71: act i: tableau, bild 1 - scene: decorating the christmas tree 4:05; 3. the nutcracker, op. 71: a.

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$13 - $298

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The 15th International Frederi
year: 2006; label: dux recording prod. .

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$147

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The Alfred Brendel Collection
year: 2001; label: brilliant classics .

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$41

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The Art Of Henry Neighaus, Vol
year: 2006; label: classical records .

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$26

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The Best Of Chopin (box Set [b
year: 2000; label: delta; tracks: 1. mazurka in g minor, op. 24/1; 2. mazurka in c major, op. 24/2; 3. mazurka in a flat major, op. 24/3; 4. mazurka in b flat minor, op. 24/4; 5. mazurka in c minor.

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$7 - $59

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The Chopin Concertos [original
year: 1994; label: video artists int'l .

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$9 - $65

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The Complete Chopin Recordings
year: 2005; label: emi classics .

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$13 - $120

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The Early Recordings, 1932-193
year: 1995; label: iron needle records; tracks: 1. son in b; 2. funerailles (harmonies potiques et religieuses); 3. etude no.4 in c#, op.10; 4. etude no.5 in g flat, op.10; 5. etude no.8 in f, op.10.

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$32

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The Essential Pachmann: 1907-1
year: 2004; label: arbiter .

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$53

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The Fiorentino Edition 2 [impo
year: 1997; label: apr .

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$25 - $26

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The Good Life: Favorite Classi
year: 2005; label: platinum disc .

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The Great Romantics [box Set]
year: 1998; label: intersound records; tracks: 1. no.1 - russell sherman; 2. no.3 - russell sherman; 3. no.4 - russell sherman; 4. no.7 - russell sherman; 5. no.15 - russell sherman; 6. no.16 - russe.

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$13 - $25

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The Kiss: Music For Love And P
year: 1995; label: intercord .

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The Legendary 1984 Moscow Conc
year: 1995; label: rca .

1 listed

$22

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The Life And Works Of Frédéric
year: 2001; label: naxos .

1 listed

$28

Frederic Chopin (compo

The Masterpiece Collection: Ch
year: 1997; label: unison records .

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The Most Unforgettable Ballet
year: 2000; label: classics for pleasur .

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$31

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The Only Chopin Album You Will
year: 2007; label: sheridan square; tracks: 1. waltz no. 1 in e-flat, op. 18; 2. waltz no. 2 in a-flat; 3. waltz no. 5 in a-flat; 4. waltz no. 6 in d-flat minute; 5. waltz no. 7 in c-sharp minor; 6.

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$16

Frederic Chopin (compo

The Pathé Recordings, 1937-39
year: 1995; label: apr uk; tracks: 1. etudes, op. 10: no.1 in c; 2. etudes, op. 10: no.2 in a minor; 3. etudes, op. 10: no.3 in e; 4. etudes, op. 10: no.4 in c sharp minor; 5. etudes, op. 10: no.5 in.

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$19

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