George Sand, Chopins longtime lover and companion, responded vigorously to the Revolutions of 1848 as did many intellectuals of the day. When the 1848 Revolution began in France, women had no rights and Sand believed these were necessary for progress. Around this time, Sand started her own newspaper which was published in a workers co-operative. This allowed her to publish more political essays, expressing her strongly felt convictions. In one of these, for example, she wrote, I cannot believe in any republic that starts a revolution by killing its own proletariat. On hearing Chopins Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53, Sand was left with a deep symbolic impression which she communicated to Chopin in their private correspondence. In one of their letters, she wrote passionately, Linspiration! La force! La vigueur! Il est indéniable quun tel esprit doit être présent dans la Révolution française. Désormais cette polonaise devrait être un symbole, un symbole héroïque! written by Giovanni Bellucci
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 04:04:58 +0000
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