Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin,a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, who wrote primarily for the solo piano.He is my favorite composer in my life as a pianist.Jones comments that “Chopin's unique position as a composer, despite the fact that virtually everything he wrote was for the piano, has rarely been questioned.”This is why i like him,because he is not like other composers.For example, Mozart and Beethoven need to think about symphony;Schubert needs to think about string quartet.However Chopin only wants pianists to focus on piano solo itself.Jones comments also notes that Chopin was fortunate to arrive in Paris in 1831“the artistic environment, the publishers who were willing to print his music, the wealthy and aristocratic who paid what Chopin asked for their lessons"and these factors, as well as his musical genius, also made him famous.Whilehis illness and his love affairs conform to some of the stereotypes of romanticism, the rarity of his public recitals led Arthur Hutchings to suggest that “his lack of Byronic flamboyance his aristocratic reclusiveness make him exceptional”among his romantic contemporaries,such as Liszt and Henri Herz.Chopin’s music creation represents the royal family.For example his famous work“polonaise”is very grave and has the elegance of the Polish aristocracy.My professor once told me that Chopin does not let his student use the pedal when they practice. This is because using the pedal will create a fake impression that the sentences are connected. After I learned from his experience,I do not use the pedal when i practice so that I can connect two sentences better.Chopin once said to his student,“You have to relax your body when you play ,even your toes have to be relaxed.”I always think of his words when I practice and perform.If my body is not relaxed, the quality of the music will not be perfect.Therefore Chopin is my idol.