Chopin et George Sand à Majorque

Type:

boek

Titel:

Chopin et George Sand à Majorque

Auteur:

Ferra, Bartomeu; Rosset, Alfred; Sand, Aurore

Jaar:

1936

Onderwerp:

Chopin, Frédéric
Sand, George
19th Century (1801-1900)
Composer
Writer
Travel
History
Mallorca (Spain)

Taal:

Frans

Uitgever:

Palma de Mallorca s.n. 1936

Plaatsnummer:

ORPH.BIO CHOP e (Orpheus Instituut)

Paginering:

78 pages 11 plates, of which 1 folded

Samenvatting:

During the winter of 1838–1839, composer Frédéric Chopin and novelist George Sand, along with her two children, lived temporarily on the island of Majorca. They settled in the Valldemossa Charterhouse, a former palace converted into a convent, nestled in the heart of a paradisiacal and romantic landscape. This stay had a different impact on the creative output of the two lovers, an unlikely couple. Chopin composed some of his best-known piano pieces there, including his famous Preludes. As for George Sand, she published A Winter in Majorca, an incredibly condescending travelogue that aroused the ire of the Majorcan population... (Translated with DeepL.com)

Permalink:

https://cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000023514