When I’m drawing I’m often so focused and in the zone I don’t really pay attention to exactly every scribble and scratch. Not only can I achieve details I couldn’t when drawing the old way, my iPad also captures each and every stroke of the pen. During the pandemic I switched from drawing with pen and ink on paper to creating on an iPad-which has been life-changing.
The modern world can also be a really cool place. Even commuting from the bedroom to the home office has its own sort of stress (How does my hair look? Where’s my cat or dog? I mean, the others on Zoom count on seeing little Finn every morning, don’t they?). So what better way to symbolize a stressful moment-in an image and in a few words-than showing someone all stressed out in heavy traffic? And let’s be honest.
Especially when traffic is bad (is there ever good traffic?). A positive and uplifting place to get away from it all, if even for a few minutes. I don’t know about you, but when I listen to classical music in my car or at home (or while filling in at the studio) I find myself letting out a deep sigh of relief-that is, when I’m not humming along or air conducting.Īnd while not all of us are driving around while listening to KVNO, many are-commuting to and from work, taking the kids to school, etc. One of the many things I love-not only as a listener of KVNO, but as the fill-in host for Otis Twelve-is that the station provides a respite from all the hubbub (side note: isn’t “hubbub” kind of fun to say?). With all the hustle and bustle of our day-to-day activities, to say nothing of some of the anxiety-inducing news as of late, the world can certainly be a stressful place. Besides, the topic is one in which I’m very passionate. They practically write (or draw!) themselves. GmbH & Co.When KVNO station manager and host of Midday Classics, Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg, asked if I’d be willing to draw a cartoon celebrating the music we play, I instantly knew the direction I’d go. 54.Ĭompletion of the mazurkas in G minor and F minor. 52 “Grande Polonaise brillante” in A-flat major, Op. 28, in a cyclic succession: compactly-designed short pieces. Unable to return to Warsaw due to the Polish uprising, he goes to Paris, where he will remain until the end of his life. Premieres in Warsaw of his two piano concerti, Op. 10 and 25 - a new type of virtuosic etude that also makes aesthetic demands. Travels to Vienna, where he gives two concerts of his compositions and improvisations.Įtudes, Opp. “Fantaisie sur des airs nationaux polonaise” in A major, Op. Studies at the Institute of Music in Warsaw. First compositions at age seven, his first public performance at eight. 1810īorn in Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw on March 1. His music influenced subsequent generations in France (Franck, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Debussy) as well as Smetana, Dvořák, Balakirev, Grieg, Albéniz. His work is concentrated around piano music that enjoys extraordinary popularity and has become an integral part of the concert repertoire.
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