Happiness.
There is a famous quote which said
“ Happiness is within “ by …Martin Yan “
Happiness is a choice “ by Barry Kaufmann
I agree with these quotes.
I can be happy without doing anything, and getting happiness from my imagination.
And there is also happiness we can naturally feel when doing something we love. Surrounded by all my favorites makes me extremely happy.
One of them is listening to the beautiful sounds of music.
For this month so far, I’m crazy about another Frederic Chopin’s music again !
There are several new music I discovered from compositions which Chopin created when he was a teenager.
Especially, this CD, ( the image below)“ Chopin Complete Piano Music * Volume 15 “ with pianist Idil Biret,
and the “ Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Robert Schakowsky ".
These are Chopin compositions when he was 18.
It’s unbelievable he created these amazing compositions when he was only 18 !
My favorites in this CD are
1. Rondo a la Krakowiak Op.14 : Andantino quasi allegretto and Allegro non troppo
2. Theme de Charles Kurpinski : Allegretto.
3. Air: Juz miesiac zaszedi : Andantino. Rondo a la Krakowiak is tearingly beautiful !!!
There are amazing water flowing sounds in " Rondo a la Krakowiak" and also in “Juz miesiac zaszedi : Andantino “ and it‘s been spinning in my head.
There is a letter from Chopin where he writes about his first performance of Rondo a la Krakowiak.
He wrote that when he showed up to perform it, he was surprised to see the orchestra were all frowning at him, and he later found out that apparently they were upset that he, such a young pianist at the time ( only 18 ), wanted to perform his own composition for his debut, and that they had great difficulty reading his score, also, they didn’t like the conductor.
But after the performance, the audience was very enthusiastic and clapped loudly, and then finally the orchestra looked pleased.
Music like his Rondo a la Krakowiak and Piano Concerto No.2 and No1 ,makes me feel like I really fell in love with the music.
Just like a crush on someone.
Am I the only person who feels like that and is it possible to have a crush on music more than human ?
It’s difficult to describe my exact feelings and can’t find the best words for this feeling.
It’s so strange, but I’m fortunate to experience this feeling through music.
And I have a huge appreciation to Chopin who created such incredible compositions.
Also, in another CD called, “ Chopin Favorite Nocturnes” with Hungarian pianist Sandor Falvay at the Piano, there are so many beautiful music there and we love all these nocturnes.
I already knew some of the pieces in this CD , and there are some which are new to me. Ray and I both especially love the “ No 1 in B Flat Minor, op.9 No.1 : Larghetto. “ !It’s very romantic and sentimental when listening to on rainy days or cloudy days.
Soooooooo beautiful !
We were wondering since when Chopin started creating such high quality music, and we also purchased a CD showcasing compositions Chopin created when he was 15 called “ Rondos and Variations” .
And that CD is great too, but finally I could see he is also a human being, and there was a time when he was still getting ideas or training time to create his later amazing compositions.
Some pieces reminds me of Mozart’s music, some parts remind me of Austrian folk dance music, some pieces remind me of some Liszt’s compositions when Liszt sounded like he was still putting together ideas.
It’s amazed me how quickly Chopin became a master composer within such a short time, from 15 to 18.
He is definitely a one of a kind genius composer.
I really understand why he has so many fanatic fans who are attracted by his compositions. Big impact.
While I’m listening to Chopin, I say Chopin is the greatest !
When I listen to Saint Saens, I say Saint Saens is the best !
When I listen to Tchaikovsky , I say he is the most emotional and deepest.
When I listen to Liszt, Liszt is the most amazing, mysterious composer.
So I can’t pick who is the greatest, when I think about all their best compositions, and all of them are my top favorite composers.
While I was listening to Tchaikovsky’s piano compositions, I realized that except for two pieces, which are two of my top favorite music, “ Valse sentimentale, op.51/6 “, and “ The Seasons, op 37a Barcarole ", I felt most of his other piano compositions are almost like jazz music which are not my taste.
But I love many of his orchestra, ballet music.
Liszt’s case, I’m picky for many of his music so far, because of the huge variety of his music.
Hungarian Rhapsody #2, La Campanella, Liebestraume (Love dream), piano concertos, are my favorites.
Saint Saens, we are still in the process of discovering all his music, but my top favorite music is still his amazing composition “ Danse Macabre.”
As a result, so far these are all my top favorites :
Saine Saens - “ Danse Macabre “
Chopin’s - “ Rondo a la Krakowiak”, Piano concerto #2, #1. ( there are many more and more but these are the music I’m crazily loving.)
Liszt ‘s - “ Hungarian Rhapsody#2 “, “ La Campanella“ , “ Liebestraume(Love dream)”
Tchaikovsky’s - “ Valse sentimentale, op. 51/6”, “ Piano concerto #1in B flat minor, “ Swan Lake”, “ The sleeping beauty “, “ Nutcracker”.
For Chopin’s music , I’m not so picky , I love almost all his compositions.
That maybe the difference from other composers.