Chopin asks that the money from german publicist Probst be sent to Leo. Here is where we get our first glimpse at Chopin's finances and how he managed his income. You can give the remaining 1000 francs to Nougie from me." If you can let it for March, do if not, I shall have to keep it for one more quarter. "Take Probst's money, for which I enclose a note and reçu* at once to Leo I have no time to write him a letter of thanks and from the money that Pleyel will give you, that is: 1500 francs, you can pay the rent, 425 francs to the New Year, and politely give up the lodging. The next part of the letter goes as follows: Camille Pleyel was a french pianist and owner of the piano manufacturer Pleyel, Chopin's favorite piano.Heinrich Albert Probst was a german publicist.Pierre Wolff was a piano professor at the Conservatory at Geneva and also friends with Chopin.Julian Fontana was a polish pianist and close friend of Chopin.Let's take a moment to understand who were all those people: Give the copy to Probst, and the manuscript to Pleyel." Copy them, you and Wolff I think there are no errors. While in Mallorca Chopin also finished a set of short pieces he had been writing for the past 4 years: his famous Preludes Opus 28.ĭuring their stay in Mallorca, in early 1839, Chopin writes to his close friend Julian Fontana: The trip turned out to be a nightmare and did very little to improve Chopin's health but, it somehow gave him the inspiration to write some notable pieces we know well today, such as his second Ballade Opus 38, the third Scherzo Opus 39, and the two Polonaises Opus 40. Chopin's frail health was deteriorating and they decided that a trip to the Spanish island would help him recover. On November 8th, 1838, Chopin moved to Mallorca, Spain, with his new girlfriend, a famous french author Amantine Dupin (known by her pen name George Sand). The events that follow are based on two letters Chopin wrote to Julian Fontana, a polish pianist and close friend, while in Mallorca in early 1839. If alive today, the polish composer would undoubtedly be wealthy and his compositions worth a lot of money.īut was it always like this? Was Chopin actually rich while he was alive? We read through many of his letters searching for clues about how much money he was being paid for his compositions and what kind of lifestyle he probably had.
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Chopin stands out in an era full of giants such as Brahms, Liszt, Mendelssohn, and others. It is hard to find a concert hall today that does not feature his music all throughout its season. Frédéric Chopin is, arguably, one of the most recorded, performed and written about classical pianists of all time.
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