The German composer Schumann’s evaluation of Chopin refers to the revolutionary power hidden in the brilliant colorful appearance of Chopin’s works. "Hua Cong" means that his works are colorful and gorgeous in appearance, but they are also revolutionary. Like "cannons", they can deal a powerful blow to the enemy.
Chopin, a Polish musician, became famous at a young age. During the second half of his life, when Poland was subjugated, he spent his time abroad and composed many patriotic piano works. He stayed with the piano all his life and was known as the "piano poet". In 1837, he sternly refused the position of "chief pianist to His Majesty the Emperor of Russia" awarded to him by Tsarist Russia. Schumann called his music like "a cannon hidden among the flowers", announcing to the world: "Poland will not fall."
Chopin showed special musical talents since he was a child. He could not only play the piano but also compose music. At the age of seven, he published his first piece - Polonaise in G minor. At the age of eight, he gave his first public performance. From then on, Chopin became a "prodigy" in piano playing, and was often invited to perform by the nobles of Warsaw, and for a time he became the darling of the noble salons.
Since 1826, Chopin officially became a student of the Conservatory of Music and interacted with many teachers and students with progressive ideas. Over the years, Chopin often went to the countryside for vacations. He appreciated the natural scenery of his motherland, listened to farmers singing and playing music, and participated in rural dances and weddings. The culture of the motherland and the music of the nation and folk are like seeds, sown in Chopin's heart.
Poland from the end of the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century was a country plagued by disasters, but it was also a nation that made people praise and cry. In 1772, 1793, and 1795, the three powerful powers of Russia, Prussia, and Austria divided the weak Poland three times. They carved up the territory of Poland, enslaved the Polish people, and also wanted to stifle the national consciousness of the Polish people so that they could rule for a long time. However, as a Polish patriotic song goes: Poland will not perish!
On November 2, 1830, the 20-year-old Chopin said goodbye to his relatives and left the capital Warsaw in a carriage. On the outskirts of the city, Chopin accepted a silver cup filled with soil from his motherland as a gift from his friends. It symbolized that the motherland would always accompany him in a foreign country.
A few weeks after Chopin left the country, an uprising broke out in Warsaw and was successful. It is said that when Chopin heard the news of the Warsaw Uprising, he was extremely excited and planned to return to his country. It was his close friend Titus who persuaded him not to go back. When he first left Warsaw, the twenty-year-old Chopin was still quite naive. However, after the Warsaw Uprising. The twenty-one-year-old Chopin has been tempered by the disasters of his motherland. His love for his motherland and his hatred of his enemies also became stronger.
When Chopin arrived in Paris in 1831, France was in the "July Dynasty" period of constitutional monarchy. The dynasty represented the interests of the financial bourgeoisie, and money ruled everything in society. In order to gain a foothold in Paris, Chopin interacted with people in the upper class. The environment determines that he must live in this circle.
Although Chopin opened up the situation quickly and achieved success in Paris, he was not satisfied. The luxury and hypocrisy of the upper class cannot comfort the painful soul of an exile filled with hatred for his country's subjugation.
Chopin quickly became famous in Paris. He has earned a high level of respect through his compositions, performances and piano teaching. In Paris, "entertainment turned to debauchery, gold was here. Nastiness and blood were mixed together." Although Chopin was disgusted with the upper class society in Paris, most of his activities were limited to the upper class salons. In addition, he gradually lived a superior life, which would inevitably have a certain impact on his ideology. The system caused him to lack due understanding and sympathy for the bourgeois democratic revolution and social reform. This is also related to the fact that he has always had a close relationship with many Polish nobles and their children. Chopin did not know any of the Polish democrats in Paris. From an ideological point of view, Chopin is more aligned with conservatives. Therefore, Chopin was quite indifferent to the bourgeois democratic revolutions that broke out in France in 1830 and 1848. These cannot but be said to be reflections of class limitations on Chopin.
Chopin has settled in Paris since then, only occasionally traveling to other places. At the end of 1836, Chopin met the French female writer George Sand. About a year later, they lived together, and they did not break up until 1847. Chopin often interacted with famous writers and artists from various countries gathered in Paris, such as Polish poet Mickiewicz, French writers Hugo and Balzac, German poet Heine, French painter Delacroix, Hungarian composer and piano player Liszt, Italian composer Bellini, French composer Berlioz, etc. Although these writers and artists often have different styles and personalities, their interactions with each other inspired each other in their thoughts and creations, which was a comfort to Chopin's spiritual life.
In 1848, he was invited to visit and perform in England and Scotland. Although he was warmly welcomed, he was very disgusted that "the British evaluate everything in pounds, and they only like art because it is a luxury product."< /p>
The Krakow Uprising broke out in Poland in 1846. After its failure, another peasant uprising occurred in Galicia.
These events aroused Chopin's enthusiasm. He cheered in his letter: "Things in Krakow are going extremely well." His deep concern for the fate of the motherland and his enthusiastic vision for the future of the motherland reflect Chopin's unswerving devotion to the motherland. love. It was this love that made Chopin express his last wish: "I know that Paskiewicz will never allow my body to be transported back to Warsaw, so at least my heart should be transported back." Chopin died in 1849. Later, according to his instructions, his body was buried in the Perrash Cemetery in Paris, next to the tomb of his most beloved composer, Gianlini. The soil of the motherland in a silver cup brought from Warsaw was scattered on his grave. Chopin's heart was transported back to the motherland he yearned for, and was buried in the land of Poland, the motherland that nurtured him.