When Tadeusz (Tad) Dorda launched Chopin Vodka in 1992, the idea of a luxury vodka was virtually unheard of in the spirits world. The overwhelming perception was that it was a flavorless liquor best ...

Experts have found that the manuscript's paper and ink are consistent with the materials Chopin was using at the time. Carmen González Fraile, 2024 A curator in New York City has identified a lost ...

Chopin's 24 Preludes are universally recognized as some of the composer's most characteristic works. Not only are they quintessential of his style, but are also deeply tied with upheavals in Chopin's ...

Chopin, reborn from the ashes. This is remarkable. The great 19th-century composer and pianist, Frédéric Chopin, has been reborn in digital form. In the beautiful new renderings, Chopin’s face can be ...

A curator at a museum in New York City has discovered a previously unknown waltz written by Frédéric Chopin, the first time that a new piece of work by the Polish composer has been found in nearly 100 ...

WARSAW, Poland -- As Frederic Chopin gasped for air on his deathbed in Paris in 1849, he whispered a request that became the stuff of musical legend: Remove my heart after I die and entomb it in ...

Publications about Chopin continue to spread rumors of his acquaintance with Robert Schumann. Some write about a close friendship, citing no supporting facts; others reference a lively correspondence, ...

Chopin, one of the world's greatest composers was born in Poland in 1810 and moved to Paris when he was 20 years old. After moving to France, Chopin sustained himself by teaching piano lessons and ...

Poland’s Chopin vodka is considered the world’s first super-premium vodka. The Dordas, a Polish vodka-making family, still makes the traditional potato vodka. Some 30 years ago, Chopin’s debut release ...

Frederic Chopin was a Polish-born pianist and composer of matchless genius in the realm of keyboard music. As a pianist, his talents were beyond emulation and had an impact on other musicians entirely ...

Chopin’s Nocturne No. 7, in C-sharp minor, begins with a low, ashen sound: a prowling arpeggio in the left hand, consisting only of C-sharps and G-sharps. It’s a hollowed-out harmony, in limbo between ...