http://standpointmag.co.uk Welcome to the Standpoint magazine, the culture and politics monthly en /node/2493 <!--paging_filter--><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503198273@N01/4156915147/" title="Chopin photo by Duchenj, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2754/4156915147_1ae71568e8_m.jpg" alt="Chopin photo" width="206" height="240" /></a> <p>I've had two pieces out this week which entailed a certain amount of heartbreak. The bigger one, in today's Independent, is about Chopin (above, in his last year), whose bicentenary is almost upon us. And about why one shouldn't judge an artist by his personality instead of his music. <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/frdric-chopin--a-very-tainted-genius-1833696.html">Here goes...</a><p><a href="/node/2493"><span>read more</span></a></p> /node/2493#comments Chopin Cziffra Elgar Fazil Say Friday Historical LPO Lucerne Piano Festival Philippe Graffin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:09:00 +0000 Jessica Duchen 2493 at http://standpointmag.co.uk