Frederic Chopin's ghost in Antonin Photo

Photographer’s Note

The ghost of Fryderyk Chopin is still in Antonin.

Frédéric Chopin 1810 – 17 October 1849 was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He was one of the great masters of Romantic music.

Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola in Sochaczew County, some fifty kilometers west of Warsaw. In October 1810, when the infant was seven months old, the family moved to Warsaw.
As a child, Chopin wept with emotion when his mother played the piano. By six, he was already trying to reproduce what he heard or to make up new melodies.
He received his earliest piano lessons from his older sister Ludwika.
Seven-year old Chopin composed already two Polonaises, in G minor and B-flat major. At the age of eleven, Chopin performed in the presence of Alexander I, Tsar of Russia, In his mid-teens, during vacations spent at the village of Szafarnia (where he was a guest of Prince Antoni Radziwiłł), Chopin was exposed to folk melodies that he would later transmute into original compositions. His letters home from Szafarnia (the famous "Szafarnia Courier" letters) amused his family with their spoofing of the Warsaw newspapers and demonstrated the youngster's literary talent.

In September 1828, Chopin struck out for the wider world in the company of a family friend, the zoologist Feliks Jarocki, who planned to attend a scientific convention in Berlin. There, Chopin enjoyed several unfamiliar operas directed by Gaspare Spontini, went to several concerts, and saw Carl Friedrich Zelter, Felix Mendelssohn and other celebrities. On his return trip, he was in Antonin the guest of Prince Antoni Radziwiłł , governor of the Grand Duchy of Poznan — himself an accomplished composer and aspiring cellist. For the Prince and his piano-playing daughter Wanda, Chopin composed his Polonaise for Cello and Piano, in C major, Op. 3.
Chopin's successes as a performer and composer opened the professional door for him to western Europe, and on 2 November 1830, seen off by friends and admirers, with a ring from Konstancja Gładkowska on his finger and carrying with him a silver cup containing soil from his native land, Chopin set out, "into the wide world, with no very clearly defined aim, forever."

There is a monument to Chopin in Antonin but I do not like it at all, so this is just an impression.

jjanczyk, feather, Clementi, mikolaj_kawa, isabela_sor, Kielia, Fellini, swiatopelk777 has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (41390) 2009-07-03 10:14

Ciao Magorzata, I like Chopin, wonderful nocturne from him, fantastic reflection, brava, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

ciakgiak (10482) 2009-07-03 10:19

Ciao Malgo,
bella ed affascinante composizione, mi piace molto la luce ed il fantastico riflesso.
Una foto davvero originale e piacevole.
Un carissimo abbraccio.
Giorgio

jjanczyk (1769) 2009-07-03 11:35

witaj Malgorzato,
Wow!!! Rewelacyjny kadr!
Wspanialy pomysl i swietne wykonanie.
Pozdrawiam i zycze udanego weekendu.

Jeppo (11774) 2009-07-03 12:24

czesc Malgorzata,

well...maybe it's not the best monument...but it provided you with the possibility to post an excellent note

pozdro
Silvio

rikko77 (5896) 2009-07-03 13:04

Nice idea Malgorzata, well seen and well realized! Well done, I really do like it :-)
have a nice day,
Rikk

jasmis (50094) 2009-07-03 13:16

Mgiełka tajemnicy i romantyzmu.
Podoba się.
Pozdrawiam.

feather (49858) 2009-07-03 13:51

Very creative use of reflections resulting in an unusual image. It is difficult to make out how and where this is - in a museum?
Kath

ophelcia (5303) 2009-07-03 13:59

Kreatywne, inne, mistyczne...tajemnicze,
To na tyle:)
G.

Deepforest (8813) 2009-07-03 14:35

Witaj Malgosiu,
Wakacji z duchami ciag dalszy... To zdjecie kojarzy mi sie jednoznacznie z impresjonizmem w malarstwie... Dobry kadr i ciekawy efekt.
Pozdrawiam,
Andrzej

Fis2 (45575) 2009-07-03 15:02

Czesc Malgosia!
Super odbicie.
Duch Chopina zyje w tym palacu.
Dobry pomysl i ciekawy efekt pracy.
Podoba sie.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

Clementi (43589) 2009-07-03 22:29

Ciao Malgorzata,
spettacolare questo gioco di riflessi, un foto non facile per la differente luce, ma sei riuscita a gestirla molto bene.
complimenti
Giorgio

mauro61 (15154) 2009-07-04 0:04

ciao Malgorzata,
luci, ombre, riflessi, ricerca dell'ambientazione...
C'e' tuto in questo scatto, brava
maurizio

darek1978 (11163) 2009-07-04 3:10

Czesc MAlgosiu,
Pozwole sobie jeszcze wrocic do tego zdjecia- bardzo sprytna 3D kompozycja, w ktorej kazdy widzi to co chce. Gratuluje pomyslu i naprawde mistrzowskiego wykonania.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
Darek

mikolaj_kawa (29755) 2009-07-04 3:14

Czesc Malgorzata! Bardzo efektowna fotografia. Bardzo poetycka i metaforyczna. Swietnie zaplanowana i wykonana. Klaniam sie!

isabela_sor (42020) 2009-07-04 12:45 [Comment]

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batalay (20806) 2009-07-04 14:24

Hello Malgorzata,

I loved the note, as I love Chopin's magical music. The historical perspective you offer on Mozart and his life are a classic for TE.

Warm regards,

Bulent

Gregtom (7119) 2009-07-04 14:40

Cześć, Małgosiu!
Znakomicie użyłaś odbicia, aby nadac nieco mistycznego charakteru temu miejscu. Bardzo dobry pomysł!
pozdrowienia,
Grzesiek

raszid62 (2971) 2009-07-04 23:20

Cze¶æ
Fajnie wykorzysta³a¶ odbicie ¶wiat³a i obrazu. To rzeczywi¶cie wygl±da jak duch Fryderyka. Piêkne,abstrakcyjne nieco zdjêcie.
Pozdrawiam
Józek

Polonaise (5634) 2009-07-05 13:19

"" There is a monument to Chopin in Antonin but I do not like it at all, so this is just an impression. ""

Sometimes we make the decisions that evoke someone's smiling...
Your decision made the ugly face of Polonaise - gleaming with smile.
It was a good decision, if you realize that 99.9 % of the most accomplished photographers on the site would have chosen the monument instead...

Bravo, Emka !

cobra112 (11318) 2009-07-06 13:21

Ciao Margerita. Composizione affascinate e d'impatto. ttimo lavoro con la luce.

Roberto

tedesse (13136) 2009-07-06 15:28

Witaj!
Takiego Chopina jeszcze nie widzialem.
Piekny kadr,ladne kolory.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

Bluejeans (31993) 2009-07-07 9:42

Ola Malgorzata ,
Muito bem visto este reflexo neste vidro desta janela , bonito efeito visual ,parabéns!!
um abraço Gonçalo

Kielia (8373) 2009-07-07 11:32

Hi Malgorzata,
outstanding note accompanying this fascinating impression which is excellently composed. This is exactly how I imagine what a ghost should look like. The reflection is superb. My compliments! The only thing I am missing is the sound of a mazurka!
Warm regards
Harriet

Fellini (4958) 2009-07-08 0:48

Hi Malgo,
very original point of view for your idea, good reflection and intriguing contrast from the background overexpose and the foregroung underexpose; excellent note too.
Ciao
Alex

swiatopelk777 (8160) 2009-07-16 2:00

Cze Malgoska!
Niezle zakombinowalas z tym zdjecie, niezle nam zakrecilas w oczach i w glowach. Ekstra fotka.
Szacun!