Frederic Chopin

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14 Nov 2010, 3:42 pm

I've been listening to a lot of his works lately and I'm really liking his Polonaises.

http://soundcloud.com/dgsgr/polonaises- ... ric-chopin theres's some of my favorites. Absolutely wonderful for winding down after a long day.

Any other Chopin fans out there?

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14 Nov 2010, 5:35 pm

He's really good. I also enjoy classical music.

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14 Nov 2010, 6:45 pm

Yes, I love Chopin! :heart:

I have a really good Chopin pun, too.

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14 Nov 2010, 7:21 pm

Yes, I like Chopin. In classical music, I prefer pieces with one dominant instrument: orchestral works are a bit too complicated for my ear and end up sounding "muddy."

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I have a really good Chopin pun, too.

jmnixon95, do we have to beg?

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14 Nov 2010, 8:33 pm

I like his Nocturnes Op.9. It reminds me of murder and chaos.

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14 Nov 2010, 8:36 pm

the_curmudge wrote:

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I have a really good Chopin pun, too.

jmnixon95, do we have to beg?

Lol, sorry. Forgot to include it, I guess.

What's on your Chopin Liszt?

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14 Nov 2010, 8:44 pm

jmnixon95 wrote:

the_curmudge wrote:

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I have a really good Chopin pun, too.

jmnixon95, do we have to beg?

Lol, sorry. Forgot to include it, I guess.

What's on your Chopin Liszt?

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14 Nov 2010, 8:55 pm

I have an album called "Paderewski plays Chopin" that was taken directly off an old wax cylinder or something, I highly recommend the album if you can find the non-digitally remastered version. Something about hearing the old pops and scratches of the recording just made it more cool to play.

In the meantime, there appears to be a YouTube video of Paderewski playing Chopin, which is kinda neat...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyHAlyFgqyg[/youtube]

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14 Nov 2010, 9:01 pm

Maranatha wrote:

I have an album called "Paderewski plays Chopin" that was taken directly off an old wax cylinder or something, I highly recommend the album if you can find the non-digitally remastered version. Something about hearing the old pops and scratches of the record just made it more cool to play.

In the meantime, there appears to be a YouTube video of Paderewski playing Chopin, which is cool.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyHAlyFgqyg[/youtube]

Wow! That does sound very cool; I have a huge soft spot for old recordings. For some reason the textures that old recordings produce resonate with my mind very well. I'll have to try and find that album.

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14 Nov 2010, 9:19 pm

DerKodeMeister wrote:

Yup, I feel the same way about vintage recordings

Unfortunately, all I see on eMusic or iTunes is a cleaned-up digital remaster, which just doesn't have the same texture to it, like you said.

The Chopin recording is one of my two favorite classical albums, the other one is a recording of "Furtwangler conducts Beethoven" which was made around 1944-ish:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoultibNlus[/youtube]

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15 Nov 2010, 4:50 am

I like his mazurkas.

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15 Nov 2010, 11:00 am

It's funny that this topic popped up, because I currently have a film about Chopin from Netflix. It's called Impromptu and stars Hugh Grant. The reviews I've read about it are mixed. Some people love its humorous and laid-back style, while other people say that it's too historically inaccurate and doesn't take itself seriously enough.

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15 Nov 2010, 11:05 am

Former pianist here...

I did play some of Chopin's music.

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