Monday, March 1, 2010
5:55 PM | 
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Ryś |
Yes, the post about my trip to Spain is coming up, but there is one even more urgent case to write about...Ladies and gentlemen, although I am not a big fan of classical music, I hardly recognise the difference between Mozart and Beethoven and in the philharmonic concert hall I've been only once - on symphonic concert of Beatles songs, I still feel on duty to announce - Year 2010 is an official year of great composer - mr Frederic Chopin.
You can ask - what the hell do I have in common with this French guy? And this is a point - the day of his 200 birthday is an excellent moment to bring it to your attention, that Chopin was a great Polish composer. Of course, he prefered French women (who doesn't?), he migrated to Paris, but still almost all his marvelous works are influenced by Polish elements. Perhaps his surname still doesn't tell you anything - but let me remind the great movie of Roman Polanski - awarded with 3 Oscars - the Pianist:
The main hero - Wladyslaw Szpilman was playing the works of noone else but Frederic Chopin.
And even if you are not interested in classical music, it's still worth to visit opened today the Museum of Frederic Chopin in Warsaw. One of the most modern museums in Poland is full of hi-tech elements which can introduce the visitors not only to Frederic Chopin himself, but also the times in which he lived, and that time Warsaw and Paris.
In the end I recommend to check the album "Rock loves Chopin" - where conterporary Polish musicians made new arrangements of Chopins most famous works.
Update: To obligatory cd positions I have to add, recommended by K.O. - my classical music authoritate - Chopin Impressions by Leszek Mozdzer, who is notabene bonded quite strongly with Wroclaw ;).
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