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Chopin music wrapped in politics
Chopin music wrapped in politics




chopin music wrapped in politics chopin music wrapped in politics chopin music wrapped in politics

Paris judges you on the cut of your collars and the upholstery of your landau as much as how well you play.Ģ2 September 1835 I am sojourning in Dresden, having spent a month with my parents in Karlsbad, and have bumped into the Wodzinski family, whose daughters I taught in Poland. The price of good white gloves and a decent carriage here is astronomical. When I told Liszt, who is now a dear friend, he was astonished, saying this was two weeks’ wages for a working man in Paris. September 1832 I’ve started teaching young women from wealthy families and am able to charge 20 francs an hour, the top rate in this city. With his music so popular with women, he started teaching young women from wealthy families all over the city (pictured is what they may have looked like)






Chopin music wrapped in politics