Fryderyk Chopin
弗雷德里克·蕭邦
In his later years, he enjoyed playing at his apartment for a few friends more than giving big concerts.
晚年,他更喜歡在家里給幾個朋友彈奏,而不喜歡舉辦大型音樂會。
Chopin became seriously ill when he was only 25 and continued to have bad health into his old age.
蕭邦25歲時患上重病,并一直到晚年健康狀況都很糟糕。
In his last years, he was very weak but kept on writing music until he died in 1849.
在他生命的最后幾年中,他很虛弱,但依然繼續寫音樂,直到他于1849年去世。
The world lost a musical talent, but his spirit continues to live in his works today.
世界失去了一位音樂天才,但今天他的精神仍然活在他的作品里。
Fryderyk Chopin was a famous pianist and music writer. Today many piano music lovers still listen to his famous works such as Minute Waltz.
弗雷德里克·蕭邦是一位著名的鋼琴家和音樂家。今天許多鋼琴音樂愛好者仍然還聽他的名曲,例如《一分鐘圓舞曲》。
He was born on March 1, 1810 in a small village in Poland. Everyone in Chopin’s family was a musician.
1810年3月1日,他出生于波蘭的一個小村莊。蕭邦家人人都是音樂家。
His father played the violin, and his mother and sister played the piano. His family moved to Warsaw when Chopin was seven months old.
他的父親演奏小提琴,他的母親和姐姐彈鋼琴。蕭邦七個月大的時候,他全家人搬到了華沙。
When he was six years old, he started to take piano lessons. Soon he played even better than his teacher.
當他六歲時,他開始學鋼琴。很快他彈得比老師還好。
At that time, he also started to write music, and began to give concerts when he was only seven!
那時他還開始寫音樂,開始舉辦音樂會的時候,他只有七歲!
In 1825, when he was 15 years old, people said he was the best pianist in Warsaw.
1825年,他15歲的時候,人們說他是華沙最好的鋼琴家。
They called him the poet of the piano because his music could touch the hearts of his listeners.
人們稱他為“鋼琴詩人”,因為他的音樂能夠打動聽眾的心。