From #278:
"At the opera, in the Prophet, they are preparing a sun which is said to be more marvellous than any in the tropics. It only rises, and does not last long, but it is so powerful that it puts everything in the shade except the music."
Everything but the music, art, the heart, soul... yes. I'm happy to have known this and to hear its bright echo.
Portrait of Mme. George Sand & Chopin. Eugene Delacroix.
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Chopins Letters. Frederic Chopin, E.L. Voynich. Dover Publications, Inc. New York. 1988.
2 COMMENTS:
Chopin was a brilliant composer who led a quite brilliant, albeit short, life. I'd like to read these letters someday. Thanks for the lead! (I remember loving the film too!)
"Put everything (else) in the shade." I think Howlin' Wolf said that about Son House. I'm really enjoying the image of Chester Burnett perusing the missives of our Chopin.
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