Chopin: Desire for Love

2002 Polish biographical film
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
134 minutesCountryPolandLanguagePolish

Chopin: Desire for Love (Polish: Chopin. Pragnienie miłości) is a film created by the director Jerzy Antczak based on the life story of the Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin.

The plot covers the affair between Chopin and feminist writer George Sand. Chopin's music is integral to the film, with pianist Janusz Olejniczak playing his works.[1] Two versions of the film were shot—in Polish and English—with British actors later lip-syncing the dialogue.[2] Antczak spent 25 years writing the screenplay and six years raising the budget for the film.[3]

The film was screened at Houston Film Festival in 2003 and won the Gold Award for Best Cinematography and the Platinum Award for Best Drama.[3]

Plot

The film starts when Frédéric Chopin is still a young man living with his parents and his two sisters in Warsaw where he frequently plays the piano and composes music for the decidedly unmusical Grand Duke Constantine. Shortly before the November Uprising, Chopin's father urges him to leave for Paris, which Frédéric does. Once in Paris he meets novelist George Sand, who has just split from her violent lover Mallefille. Although he is immediately drawn to Sand, he initially refuses her advances. However, after several months, their mutual friend Albert urges Chopin to get to know George better and a passionate romance starts to build. During their affair, Chopin is diagnosed with tuberculosis and has to cope with a declining health. The relationship is further complicated by George's two children: Maurice and Solange. While Maurice's near-hysterical hatred of Chopin leads from one escalation to the other, Solange develops an obsessive love for Chopin which leads to a rivalry between Solange and her mother. After several years of constant fighting between Chopin, George, Maurice and Solange, the relationship ends and Chopin calls for one of his sisters to help him get through the last days of his life.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Chopin" site accessed 20 July 2018
  2. ^ Harrison, Eric (2003-04-05). "Worldfest Houston / Filmmaker shares his knowledge". Houston Chronicle.
  3. ^ a b Scarpello, Fabio (2004-01-02). "European Film Festival spans cultures, generations". The Jakarta Post.

External links

  • http://www.chopindesireforlove.com/
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Concertante works
  • Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11
  • Fantasy on Polish Airs, Op. 13
  • Rondo à la Krakowiak, Op. 14
  • Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21
  • Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22
  • Allegro de concert, Op. 46
Chamber music
and songs
  • Introduction and Polonaise brillante, Op. 3
  • Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8
  • Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
  • Grand Duo concertant
  • 19 Polish Songs
Ballades
  • No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
  • No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
  • No. 3 in A♭ major, Op. 47
  • No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Études
Opus 10
  • No. 1
  • No. 2
  • No. 3
  • No. 4
  • No. 5
  • No. 6
  • No. 7
  • No. 8
  • No. 9
  • No. 10
  • No. 11
  • No. 12
Opus 25
  • No. 1
  • No. 2
  • No. 3
  • No. 4
  • No. 5
  • No. 6
  • No. 7
  • No. 8
  • No. 9
  • No. 10
  • No. 11
  • No. 12
Trois nouvelles études
Impromptus
  • No. 1 in A♭ major, Op. 29
  • No. 2 in F♯ major, Op. 36
  • No. 3 in G♭ major, Op. 51
  • Fantaisie-Impromptu in C♯ minor, Op. posth. 66
Mazurkas
  • 4 Mazurkas, Op. 6
  • 5 Mazurkas, Op. 7
  • 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17
  • 4 Mazurkas, Op. 24
  • 4 Mazurkas, Op. 30
  • 4 Mazurkas, Op. 33
  • 4 Mazurkas, Op. 41
  • 3 Mazurkas, Op. 50
  • 3 Mazurkas, Op. 56
  • 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59
  • 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63
  • 4 Mazurkas, Op. 67
  • 4 Mazurkas, Op. 68
  • Posthumous mazurkas without opus numbers
Nocturnes
  • 3 Nocturnes, Op. 9
  • 3 Nocturnes, Op. 15
  • 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27
  • 2 Nocturnes, Op. 32
  • 2 Nocturnes, Op. 37
  • 2 Nocturnes, Op. 48
  • 2 Nocturnes, Op. 55
  • 2 Nocturnes, Op. 62
  • Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72
  • Nocturne in C♯ minor, Op. posth.
  • Nocturne in C minor, Op. posth.
Piano sonatas
  • No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4
  • No. 2 in B♭ minor, Op. 35 (Funeral March)
  • No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
Polonaises
  • Introduction and Polonaise brillante, Op. 3
  • Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22
  • 2 Polonaises, Op. 26
  • 2 Polonaises, Op. 40 (Military)
  • Polonaise, Op. 44 (Tragic)
  • Polonaise, Op. 53 (Heroic)
  • Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61
  • 3 Polonaises, Op. posth. 71
  • Posthumous polonaises without opus numbers
Preludes
Opus 28
  • No. 1 in C major
  • No. 2 in A minor
  • No. 3 in G major
  • No. 4 in E minor
  • No. 5 in D major
  • No. 6 in B minor
  • No. 7 in A major
  • No. 8 in F♯ minor
  • No. 9 in E major
  • No. 10 in C♯ minor
  • No. 11 in B major
  • No. 12 in G♯ minor
  • No. 13 in F♯ major
  • No. 14 in E♭ minor
  • No. 15 in D♭ major
  • No. 16 in B♭ minor
  • No. 17 in A♭ major
  • No. 18 in F minor
  • No. 19 in E♭ major
  • No. 20 in C minor
  • No. 21 in B♭ major
  • No. 22 in G minor
  • No. 23 in F major
  • No. 24 in D minor
Others
  • Prelude in C♯ minor, Op. 45
  • Prelude in A♭ major (ded. Pierre Wolff)
  • Devil's Trill Prelude
Rondos
  • Rondo in C minor, Op. 1
  • Rondo à la mazur in F major, Op. 5
  • Rondo in E♭ major, Op. 16
  • Rondo in C major, Op. posth. 73 (versions for solo piano and two pianos)
  • Rondo à la Krakowiak, Op. 14
Scherzos
  • No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
  • No. 2 in B♭ minor, Op. 31
  • No. 3 in C♯ minor, Op. 39
  • No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
Waltzes
  • Grande valse brillante in E♭ major, Op. 18
  • 3 Waltzes, Op. 34
  • Waltz in A♭ major, Op. 42
  • Waltz in D♭ major, Op. 64, No. 1 (Minute)
  • Waltz in C♯ minor, Op. 64, No. 2
  • Waltz in A♭ major, Op. 64, No. 3
  • Waltz in A♭ major, Op. 69, No. 1 (Farewell)
  • Waltz in B minor, Op. 69, No. 2
  • 3 Waltzes, Op. posth. 70
  • Waltz in E minor, Op. posth.
  • Waltz in E major, Op. posth.
  • Waltz in A minor, Op. posth.
Miscellaneous
With opus numbers
Variations brillantes in B♭ major on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic, Op. 12
Boléro, Op. 19
Tarantelle in A♭ major, Op. 43
Allegro de concert, Op. 46
Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49
Berceuse in D♭ major, Op. 57
Barcarolle in F♯ major, Op. 60
Marche funèbre in C minor, Op. posth. 72/2
Three Écossaises, Op. posth. 72/3
17 Polish songs, Op. posth. 74
Without opus numbers
Album Leaf (Moderato) in E major, B. 151
Andantino in G minor (arr. of the piano part of the song Wiosna), B. 117
2 Bourrées, B. 160b
Canon in F minor, B. 129a
Cantabile in B♭ major, B. 84
Contredanse in G♭ major (doubtful), B. 17
Fugue in A minor, B. 144
3 Fugues; arr. from Cherubini's Cours de contrepoint et de fugue, KK. VIIa/2
Galopp in A♭ (Galop Marquis), P. 2/13
Introduction, Theme and Variations in D on a Venetian air, for piano 4-hands, KK. IVa/6
Klavierstück in B♭ (1834), P. 2/6
Klavierstück in E♭ (1837), P. 2/5
Klavierstück in E♭ (1840), P. 2/10
Largo in E♭, B. 109
2 Polish songs, B. 51, 132
Variations in A major, Souvenir de Paganini, B. 37
Variation in E major for Hexameron, B. 113
Variations in E major for flute and piano on "Non più mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, B.9, KK. Anh. Ia/5
Variations in E major on the air "Der Schweizerbub", a.k.a. Introduction et Variations sur un Lied allemand, B. 14
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