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Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil[ 1] ( French: [amɑ̃tin lysil oʁɔʁ dypɛ̃]; 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pen name George Sand ( French: [ʒɔʁʒ sɑ̃d] ), was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. [ 2][ 3] One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, [ 4] being more renowned than either ...
A Winter in Majorca (whose original title in French is Un hiver à Majorque) is an autobiographical travel novel written by George Sand, at the time in a relationship with Frédéric Chopin. Although published in 1842, it appeared for the first time in 1841 in the Revue des deux Mondes . In it, Sand relates the details of her trip and stay with ...
The Portrait of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand was an 1838 unfinished oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Eugène Delacroix. He made a number of preparatory sketches before 1838, a more detailed one of Chopin alone and another, more coarse one of the two. [ 2][ 1] Later he painted it originally as a double portrait, which was later cut ...
Frédéric François Chopin[ n 1] (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; [ n 2][ n 3] 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional ...
The Polonaise in A♭ major, Op. 53 ( French: Polonaise héroïque, Heroic Polonaise; Polish: Heroiczny) for solo piano, was written by Frédéric Chopin in 1842. [ 1] This composition is one of Chopin's most admired compositions and has long been a favorite of the romantic piano repertoire. Pianist Arthur Rubinstein once called it "the ...
In fact, George Sand was an outspoken supporter of the Polish national cause in her own right, an allegiance which lasted long past the end of the relationship with Chopin. During the Revolution of 1848 in France , George Sand took part in a Polish solidarity demonstration held in Paris on May 15, 1848, calling for the French Army to be sent to ...
English. Box office. $4.1 million [1] Impromptu is a 1991 period drama film directed by James Lapine, written by Sarah Kernochan, produced by Daniel A. Sherkow and Stuart Oken, and starring Hugh Grant as Frédéric Chopin and Judy Davis as George Sand. It was shot entirely on location in France as a British production by an American company.
Polish. Chopin: Desire for Love ( Polish: Chopin. Pragnienie miłości) is a film created by the director Jerzy Antczak based on the life story of the Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin . The plot covers the affair between Chopin and feminist writer George Sand. Chopin's music is integral to the film, with pianist Janusz Olejniczak ...