Fryderyk Chopin Museum / Maciej Janicki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janicki, Maciej, 1981- author.

Series:

Curator's choice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849--Museums.

Chopin, Frédéric.

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.

Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina (Warsaw, Poland).

Museums.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

80 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.)

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

London : Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd., 2018.

System Details:

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Summary:

The Fryderyk Chopin Museum holds the world's largest Chopin collection, featuring the composer's last piano, many of his musical manuscripts, and letters, portraits and other objects that together provide a unique insight into his life, music and creative process. The history of the Chopin Museum dates back to 1934, and today it functions under the aegis of the Chopin Institute, set up by Parliament in 2001 to safeguard and disseminate the Chopin heritage. The Institute organises concerts and piano competitions, including the International Chopin Competition, and pursues scholarly, educational, publishing and phonographic work. The selection of objects presented in this book is complemented by recordings of Chopin's music, some made on period instruments. Although the objects relate to the composer's biography in a fragmentary way, the selection is designed to enable readers to gain a fuller picture of his music and his character.

The Fryderyk Chopin Museum holds the world's largest Chopin collection, featuring the composer's last piano, many of his musical manuscripts, and letters, portraits and other objects that together provide a unique insight into his life, music and creative process.0The history of the Chopin Museum dates back to 1934, and today it functions under the aegis of the Chopin Institute, set up by parliament in 2001 to safeguard and disseminate the Chopin heritage. The Institute organises concerts and piano competitions, including the International Chopin Competition, and pursues scholarly, educational, publishing and phonographic work.0The selection of objects presented in this book is complemented by recordings of Chopin's music, some made on period instruments. Although the objects relate to the composer's biography in a fragmentary way, the selection is designed to enable readers to gain a fuller picture of his music and his character.

Contents:

Etude in C sharp minor, op. 10, no. 4

Mazurka in f minor [op. 68, no. 4][WN 65]

Ballade in g minor, op. 23

Berceuse in d-flat major, op. 57

impromptu in c-sharp minor [op. 66][WN 46]

Three mazurkas, op. 59

Sonata in b minor, op. 58

Polonaise in d-flat major, op. 28, no. 15.

Notes:

Audio CD, titled "The real Chopin", includes complete works on period instruments, selected recordings.

ISBN:

1785511262

9781785511264

OCLC:

1084633872

Publisher Number:

99980403476

NIFCCD 306 Fryderyk Chopin Institute