© Protected - Classical Music in Poland and the Europe of Chopin - Reviewer's Notebook

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli with his Ferrari 330 GT 2+ 2  Coupé  (1964-1965) No doubt he bought a 2+2 to accommodate his fearless pupils! Writing this post is difficult in the wake of the horrors, the triumph of Nature's power and the murderous wars unforgivably created by man  now taking place throughout the world. This activity of mine seems essentially cosmetic, verging on the insignificant and possibly indulgent. However, we must somehow continue to live with some degree of optimism, hope and continue to move forward creatively with love, even with humour, however unrealistic or perverse that may sound just now. One must somehow make the most of the hand of cards that the  lottery of life has dealt us as individuals. Classical music is a consolation certainly but does not exhaustively redeem .... This post is not exclusively about Chopin and music in Poland  (although he was driven around Paris in the finest, stylish carriages and horses of the day). ...