Kris Leliel

Favorite things: choosing new repertoire

Do you ever just... fall in love with Chopin’s Nocturne in F minor all over again?

Chopin’s pocket diary for the year 1848, containing several of his drawings and notes concerning his journey to England and Scotland of the same year, dates and names of cities where he performed and names of his students. On this page he made a drawing of a cemetery, with a few crosses and gravestones (perhaps foreshadowing the imminence of his own death).

Placed inside one of the pockets of the binding, was that envelope, which contained a lock of George Sand’s hair.

what an emo I love him

“just how angsty was chopin”

how angsty?

HOW ANGSTY?

here is a list of nicknames for some of his preludes:

HOW ANGSTY WAS FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN???

here are some of the names for his etudes:

and let’s not forget the ever-so-popular-with-the-teens FUNERAL MARCH

HOW ANGSTY WAS FRYDERYK FRANCISZEK CHOPIN??

here are some quotes:

and my personal favourite:

so, you ask me, how angsty was chopin.

HE WAS MADE OF ANGST.

Chopin Nocturnes (and a little bit of Rachmaninov Preludes) for this warm December evening

ah, crying while listening to chopin because a masterpiece made you emotional.. lovely.