The sculpture of Chopin in Warsaw, Poland, is bronze-colored. Chopin is intoxicated with his eyes closed, sitting sideways under a willow tree, and the two merge into one. The whole piece has an Art Nouveau style that symbolizes allegory, making it difficult to understand the deeper meaning at first glance. It seems to have cast a mysterious veil over Chopin.

The Chopin sculpture in Warsaw, Poland was originally planned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Chopin's birth (1910), but it was not designed until 1926 by Wazlaw Szymanowski. When the sculpture was first built, it was not popular. On the one hand, it was close to the station, and on the other hand, it had something to do with its bold and advanced artistic style.

Now, it has become one of the most iconic coordinates in the park. Whenever the weather is fine, especially when there are free concerts, you can see bustling audiences sitting on the lawn around the statue, creating a unique atmosphere. It is said that Lazienki Park holds live music every Sunday from mid-May to the end of September. This tradition has lasted for at least 50 years.

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F.F. Chopin (F.F. Chopin, 1810-1849) was a 19th-century Polish composer and pianist.

Chopin was born in Poland in 1810; he began composing in 1817; he performed on stage in 1818; he studied composition and music theory at the National Music High School in Warsaw from 1822 to 1829. Since 1829, he has toured Europe as a composer and pianist. After the failure of the Warsaw Uprising, he settled in Paris and engaged in teaching and creation. In 1849, Chopin died of tuberculosis in Paris.

Chopin is one of the most influential and popular piano composers in history, one of the most important figures in the history of Polish music, and a representative figure of European romantic music in the 19th century. His works are based on Polish folk songs and dances, and are deeply influenced by Bach. Most of his works are piano music, and he is known as the "Romantic Piano Poet".

“Born in Warsaw, his soul belongs to Poland and his talent belongs to the world.” Today, this is still a fair evaluation of Chopin. Like Copernicus, the founder of the "heliocentric theory", and the physicist Marie Curie, Chopin has become a symbol of Poland and a business card of the country, and its significance has long transcended the scope of music and piano.

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