Bellman also stresses that in
Chopin's times music was universally perceived in programmatic terms, and that
Chopin must have had such an understanding of music, and of the ballades in particular, although he never disclosed the programme on which they were based.
His choice of encore - Liszt's Transciption of the Tristan and Isolde final scene - seemed inevitable, as the tonal and harmonic developments of
Chopin, Busoni and Liszt he had guided us through had pointed in Wagner's direction all evening!
In the letters, written in Polish,
Chopin describes daily life and his cello sonata in G minor, one of his few non-piano works.
But it was the second half of the programme - the
Chopin - which was the revelation.
The Two pianists performed lately a
Chopin concert in Vienna at the famous "Ehrbarsaal" celebrating the 200th anniversary of the composer.
Mr Hedley, himself a fine pianist, used his knowledge of the language to visit Poland and research
Chopin's documents and translate and edit his letters.
"Frederic
Chopin was a composer, virtuoso pianist and music teacher of French-Polish parentage.
Tusk welcomed the inauguration of the park, and said that the bust of
Chopin, which was placed in the park, was made by a Polish sculptor.
In a statement to SANA, the pianist Wasim Kotob said "
Chopin is one of the great romantic music composers.
These Polish slow dances were among
Chopin's earliest compositions.