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Frederic Chopin: Works
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Chopin's technical innovations ... became influential. His Préludes (Op. 28) and Études (Opp. 10 and 25) rapidly became standard works, and inspired both Liszt's Transcendental Études and Schumann's Symphonic Études. Alexander Scriabin was also strongly influenced by Chopin; for example, his 24 Preludes, Op. 11 are inspired by Chopin's Op. 28.
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About the middle of July, 1829, Chopin with three young friends, started out for Vienna. In those days an artist, in order to make himself and his work known, had to travel about the world and arrange concerts here and there, introduce himself to prominent people in each place and make them acquainted with his gifts. The present journey had for its object Vienna, the city of Beethoven and Schubert and other great masters.
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Frédéric Chopin came to Nohant for the first time in 1839 and returned every summer (with the exception of the year 1840) until 1846. During his visits to Nohant, he composed nearly two thirds of his work and the larger part of his main works.
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[W]hat was Chopin to do in Paris, now that he was there? Well, first of all he had to prove himself as a pianist, and to perfect his technique. Kalkbrenner, whose works nobody plays now, was at that time the leading teacher of the piano in Paris, and to him Chopin went to consult about lessons. Kalkbrenner heard him play, and then said he must study with him for three years. He objected, it seems, to such "unconstitutional effects" as Chopin was in the habit of producing by using his third finger for his thumb, and other equally trifling matters of technique. These old masters found, one suspects, that they could not play Chopin, and so they decried him.
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Several of Chopin's piano works carry with them their own technique: his préludes (Op. 28) and études (Op. 10 and 25) rapidly became standard works. They ... became influential, inspiring both Liszt's Transcendental Études and Schumann's Symphonic Études.
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On compact disc, Chopin's music is covered most extensively, and perhaps best, by Artur Rubinstein and Vladimir Ashkenazy. For RCA in the 1960s, Rubinstein made his last recordings of all Chopin's principal works and a few trifles. These have been reissued by genre - all the mazurkas together, the polonaises in another box, and so on.
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