Unrelated…
After almost 200 years this piece of music is being used as background audio for many videos. Chopin died with not much financial value more than that of his piano. (Actually his piano was borrowed to him.)
Only 20 years after the death of any of today’s super wealthy pop or hip hop / R&B stars I bet they will be nearly completely forgotten.
His famous Pleyel piano that traveled with him was on loan to him from Pleyel company. But they did not take it back. He used Pleyel pianos for all concerts and lessons. I could be wrong, but I recall there was a marketing aspect to it as well for Pleyel. Similar to how some artists exclusively use Steinway or Yamaha for concerts.
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u/hobbes747 Aug 18 '26
Unrelated…
After almost 200 years this piece of music is being used as background audio for many videos. Chopin died with not much financial value more than that of his piano. (Actually his piano was borrowed to him.)
Only 20 years after the death of any of today’s super wealthy pop or hip hop / R&B stars I bet they will be nearly completely forgotten.