1810 - 1849 Poland / France
The famous 19th century composer, Chopin transformed the piano into a solo instrument of breathtaking emotional power. Consumptive and sickly, he is almost as well known for his liaison with the writer George Sand as he is for his genius at the keyboard.
“Everywhere I look, I see left hands wandering aimlessly in the wilderness of daily life searching for purpose and right hands wandering aimlessly in the wilderness of the eternal searching for expression.”
1810 - 1849 Poland / France
The famous 19th century composer, Chopin transformed the piano into a solo instrument of breathtaking emotional power. Consumptive and sickly, he is almost as well known for his liaison with the writer George Sand as he is for his genius at the keyboard.
“Everywhere I look, I see left hands wandering aimlessly in the wilderness of daily life searching for purpose and right hands wandering aimlessly in the wilderness of the eternal searching for expression.”