In Vienna, it obtains a passport for London, being marked “passing by Paris” what seems to show that Chopin did not have the intention to be established in France. But at that time, Paris is the capital of the music.
“most beautiful of the worlds” writes he in Titus, “Paris answers all the desires”,
Visualize the residences of Chopin in Paris
It is presented to Rossini, Chérubini, and in Kalkebrenner, the uncontested pianist of the time, which made him this compliment:
“You have the style of Cramer and the touch of Field”.
Undoubtedly it had not found better compliments. Kalkberenner tries to decipher the concerto as a semi minor, but must give up the difficulty so much it is insurmountable for the time.
He announces despite everything in Chopin that it will take him three years of study under his direction, so that he becomes an accomplished artist. On this subject, Chopin written with his family: “I will not be a copy of Kalkbrenner”.
It is supported by his father and his former piano teacher Elsner. “Any imitation is not worth the original”.
The piano maker, will provide it in piano until the end of its life. Liszt, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, became his friends.
Here is as of its arrival in Paris the medium which he attends! It is in the Pleyel living rooms that it gives its first concert on February 26, 1832. During the summer, an cholera epidemic strikes Paris and Chopin thinks one moment to set out again.
At that time, it is invited in the Baron James de Rothschild. It fills with enthusiasm its audience. Released of the obligation in the concerts, it will give lessons, by beginning with the baroness itself, at a rate of four hours per day.
Its works are quickly diffused abroad. Liszt, Clara Wieck (wife of Schumann) contribute to make known its works.
Seven books of compositions appear between 1832 and 1835. He says itself:
“If I were more stupid than I am it I would believe myself in the apogee of my career”.
He moves with 5 rue de la Chaussée d'Antin, in a vaster and vain apartment, he has a convertible, silk a tie, servants….In short! This lifestyle enables him to escape the career from virtuoso.
Chopin has the trac. In Titus, he still writes:
“Which martyrdom it is for me, during three days, before playing in public”.
Having signed a contract with Haslinger in 1832, its works from now on are subjected to criticism in all Europe. It has its defenders, among whom is Schumann and its detractors like Rellstab, critical Berliner celebrates. De Rellstab, which in a systematic way, criticizes all works of Chopin one will retain this one among all, about the studies;
“That which has the dislocated fingers will be able to rectify them by playing these Studies, but that which has healthy fingers should be kept some and not there not to touch if it does not have a surgeon in the vicinity. “
This criticism, which passed at the time for ironic, figure in comment on the majority of the discs of the Studies of Chopin and undoubtedly today one of favorite publicities of the leader-writers constitutes.
In November 1832 Chopin finds Berlioz, and by his intermediary meet Alfred de Vigny as well as other less known poets.
In May 1834, Chopin goes to Aachen with Hiller for the festival of music of the Low-Rhineland where they find Mendelssohn. They leave then all the three for Düsseldorf.
Of return to Paris, Chopin is in the obligation to make a choice as with its political statute.
“To remain a honest subject of the tsar, or to become a political emigrant”.
The paternal councils will not be right of its political convictions, and Frederic will refuse to go to the Russian embassy. He becomes by this decision a Polish emigrant and from now on any return in Poland is prohibited to him. On April 5, 1835, Chopin takes part in a concert in favour of the Polish emigrants in company of Liszt, Hiller, Nourrit and the leader Habeneck. During the summer 1835 Chopin precedes his parents in cure in Carlsbad, to make them the surprise: “our joy is indescribable” writes it with his sisters remained in Poland.
The meeting again are of short duration, three weeks, because Frederic is invited to Dresden, at Wodzinski. It will not re-examine any more his parents.
He is allured. He likes it. One month passes under the lenient eye of the mother of Marie, and under the reprobatory glance of her uncle. It is necessary to think of leaving. .
Undoubtedly by Chopin decency it forever published.
On the road of the Chopin return stops in Leipzig, meets Mendelssohn, Clara Wieck and Schumann. Arrived at Paris, written Chopin with Marie. It is at that time that it composes the ballade in minor Ground, true monument of its love.
In July 1836 it is invited one second time by Wodzinski and feels to weigh the hostility of the uncle still more. He finally asks Marie to marry it and she accepts.
However her mother decides to wait the next summer to officialize engagement.
The continuation is a novel by letters. Some banalities, then little by little Chopin will understand that it lost Marie. The difference of castes, opposition of the uncle, and the return in Poland of the Wodzinski family, will be right of this love! .
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Chopin accepted this rupture in silence, but on the tickets of Marie, he wrote these two Polish words: “moia biéda”, my misfortune. He probably never recovered from this wound. One found this package, after his death, tied of a tender favour, with the pink of Dresden.
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