Frederic Chopin Anniversary Colorized Silver Coin Collection - Limited Edition
$ 211.19
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Life of Frederic Chopin Andorra 2009 10 Diners 8 Coin Set 8 x 25g .925 Silver With COA and Piano Case C o l o r i z e d Low mintage limit, only 1,810 pcs! Frederic Chopin, (1 March 1810 ñ 17 October 1849), was a Polish-French composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music. He was born in the village of Zelazowa Wola, in the Duchy of Warsaw, to a French-expatriate father and Polish mother. He was considered a child-prodigy pianist. At the age of 20, on November 2nd, 1830, he left Warsaw for Austria, intending to go on to Italy. The outbreak of the Polish November Uprising 27 days later, and its subsequent suppression by the Russian Empire, led to his becoming one of many expatriates of the Polish Great Emigration. In Paris, Chopin made a comfortable living as a composer and piano teacher, while giving few public performances. Though an ardent Polish patriot, in France he used the French versions of his given names and traveled on a French passport, possibly to avoid having to rely on Imperial Russian documents. After ill-fated romantic involvements with Polish women, from 1837 to 1847 he had a turbulent relationship with the French novelist Aurore Dupin, better known by her pseudonym, George Sand. For the greater part of his life Chopin suffered from poor health; he died in Paris in 1849, aged thirty-nine, of pulmonary tuberculosis. The great majority of Chopin's compositions were written for the piano as solo instrument; all of his extant works feature the piano in one way or another. Though technically demanding, they emphasize nuance and expressive depth rather than sheer virtuosity. Chopin invented musical forms such as the instrumental ballade and was responsible for major innovations in the piano sonata, mazurka, waltz, nocturne, polonaise, Ètude, impromptu and prelude. Eight coins depict: Chopin's first public performance for Alexander I in Warsaw in 1821, his debut at the Kaertnetor Theater in Vienna in 1829, the Polonaise, painted by Teofil Kwiatkowski in Paris in 1832, his fiancÈe Maria Wodzinskaís self portrait in Dresden in 1836, Chopin and George Sand (Aurore Dupin ) in Mallorca in 1838, the real piano of Chopin and his portrait in Paris in 1848, a cast of his hand and signature in Paris in 1849 and finally, the tomb of Chopin in the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw in 1849. Country Andorra Year 2009 Face Value 8x 10Diner Metal Silver Fineness 925/1000 Weight 8x 25g Diameter 38,61 mm Mintage 1,810pcs Quality Proof Certificate COA Yes Presentation Case Yes Used. Previously owned with scratches and wear. Many plastic coin capsules are chipped on the edge. **************************** IMPORTANT INFORMATION Payment due within 5 days. Orders ship in 1-2 business days after payment is received. Save on shipping. We only ship to the United States. 30 day - Money Back Guarantee. If there is a problem, please e-mail Before leaving feedback. Gladly work with you to remedy all situations.
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