For those of you creepy Chopin stalkers looking to add to your Chopin shrines (we’re looking at you, George Sand), here’s a newly discovered photographic portrait of the great Polish pianist and composer.
Until now, there were only two Chopin photos known to be in existence. The second was rediscovered in 1936.
http://jackgibbons.blogspot.com/2010/03/chopins-photograph.html
Now pardon me while I do my Buffalo Bill dance.
It is with sadness that I share the news of the death of the Czech pianist Ivan Moravec. He was one of the outstanding Chopin interpreters. Here he is performing music of Josef Suk, who was the focus of last night’s “The Lost Chord.” The show will repeat Wednesday evening at 6, at wwfm.org, though I hasten to add there is no Moravec on that program. Perhaps someday soon.
Moravec plays Chopin:
A great loss.
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