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Source text - Spanish FREDERIC CHOPIN: Barcarola en fa# mayor, Op. 60
Cuando en Septiembre de 1839, Chopin y George Sand volvieron a Paris, el músico aún daba algunos recitales, como el memorable concierto junto a Ignaz Moscheles ante el rey Luis Felipe de Orleáns en el Castillo de Saint-Cloud, ó el que daría dos años después, que llegó a emocionar a un alma tan sensible como la del pianista húngaro Franz Liszt.
Aún Chopin, por entonces, impartía clases de piano a sus alumnos privados, pero ya un Chopin debilitado, que conservaba todavía ese delicado toque que antaño caracterizó su técnica pianística.
A partir de 1840, Chopin y George abrieron la casa de Nohant a sus amigos, recibiendo visitas de notables artistas de la época, como el pintor Eugène Delacroix, que no dejaban de estimular musicalmente al pianista polaco.
Entonces acontecieron sin cesar una serie de hechos que amargaron la existencia del músico hasta sus últimos días, pero que, sin embargo, fueron el germen de sus últimas grandes páginas musicales. La relación entre Chopin y George fue apagándose, ya que el músico estaba muy débil, necesitaba ahorrar las pocas energías que le quedaban para aún alentar la frágil llama de su espíritu musical, ya que el invierno y su avanzada tuberculosis lo agravaban todavía más. En esa forma de vida Chopin exploraba nuevos campos compositivos, llegando a una armonía casi atonal. Pero aún en su estado físico llevó su obra hasta unos extremos increíbles.
Según sus estados de ánimo la creatividad del músico rozaba unos poéticos delirios de fantasía y pasión romántica, llegando a dar a luz obras como la Fantasía en fa menor Op. 49, la Sonata en si menor Op. 58. ó la Barcarola en Fa # mayor Op. 60. Son obras dentro de un estilo marcado por cortes clásicos, pero a la vez soñadores, melancólicos y muy sensibles.
En este caso, la Barcarola fue escrita entre 1845 y 1846, antes de que Chopin y George rompieran definitivamente su relación, y fue estrenada por el mismo compositor el 16 de febrero de 1848, antes de que la Revolución Francesa detronara a Luis Felipe de Orleáns (hecho que desmotivó a Chopin, junto con la ruptura de su cónyuge y la soledad). En la Barcarola, que en el campo de la composición es la cumbre de su madurez musical, el maestro nos adentra en un mundo soñador muy sereno y calmado, con unas pinceladas de sus raíces polacas y otras tantas de amor y pasión, fruto del mejor recuerdo de sus días. Esta obra nos sumerge, como ninguna otra, en el maravilloso mundo del piano de Chopin.
Translation - English Frederic Chopin: Barcarole in F# major, Op. 60
In September of 1839, after the return of Chopin and George Sand to Paris, Chopin was still performing in public, recitals such as the memorable one given with Ignaz Moscheles in the Saint-Cloud Castle for King Luis Felipe of Orleans, or the performance two years later in which he evoked an emotional response from the Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.
At this time, although Chopin was in poor health, he continued to teach piano students and demonstrated that he maintained in his performance that delicate touch which so characterised his piano technique.
From 1840 Chopin and George held “open house” for their friends in Nohant, receiving visits from famous artists of the time such as Eugéne Delacroix who was to continue to act as a stimulus to the polish pianist.
At about this time there was a series of unpleasant incidents which were to sour Chopin’s life until the end. They were, however, to plant the seed of the last and perhaps greatest musical pages of his life. The relationship between Chopin and George was in decline, partly because he was weak physically and needed to conserve what little energy he had to keep alight the tenuous flame of his musical spirit. The winter and his advanced stage of tuberculosis were taking their toll. In these adverse circumstances Chopin was exploring new compositional fields, and reached a state of almost atonal harmony. Despite his physical frailty he guided his work to unprecedented heights in pianistic expression.
Reflecting his troubled frame of mind, his creativity displayed itself in delirious poetic fantasy and romantic passion, which gave birth to works such as Fantasy in F minor Op.49, Sonata in B minor Op.58, or the Barcarole in F# major Op. 60. These are works of a classical mould but at the same time dreamlike, melancholic and of an ethereal and wistful nature.
The Barcarole was written between 1845 and 1846, before Chopin and George terminated their relationship, and was performed for the first time by the author on the 16th of February in 1848, prior to the French Revolution which was to dethrone Luis Felipe of Orleans. (The Revolution, the rupture with his wife and his loneliness were all demotivating factors for him.) The Barcarole, which comes at the height of Chopin’s compositional maturity, draws us into a serene dream world with brush strokes reminiscent of his polish origins, his love and passion, all drawn from memories of happier times. This work, better than any other, submerges us in the marvellous world of the piano of Chopin.
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