Chopin

Overview

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849), Polish pianist and composer, the composer Marie plays most often and learns to know in Nice and Paris; the Mon Journal indexes list him in t.5 p.78, t.9 p.256, t.12 p.56, t.13 p.255, t.15 pp.142–292 and t.16 pp.78–94.

Relevance to Marie

• 26 November 1874. A nocturne «délicieux et si long qu'on a applaudi de la salle à manger» accompanies the laughter of three women (027.0038).
• 21 May 1875. A young man at the music in the avenue talks of Chopin to her; «Je ne connaissais pas du tout Chopin et répondais vaguement pour ne pas répondre sottement» (033.0104–0105).
• 28 June 1875. Missing the "étude d'une tarentelle de Chopin" and a chapter of Caesar (035.0036); Chopin wrote one Tarantelle, Op. 43 (1841) (RSR note on that paragraph).
• 9 January 1877. In Rome: «j'ai dit des noctures de Chopin» (068.0483).
• 21 July 1878. For a serenade aimed at a prince she lists funeral marches, starting with Chopin's (081.0510).
• 24 May 1880. The little Audiffret plays "fort mal" a Chopin waltz (088.0311).
• 1 January 1883. Dusautoy plays «l'incomparable Marche funèbre de Chopin» (097.0335; third movement of the Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35, footnote).
• 22 February 1883. «Je joue du Chopin au piano et du Rossini sur la harpe, toute seule dans l'atelier» (098.0384).

References in Diary

• First mentioned: 1874-11-26 (027.0038). 13 tagged paragraphs.