Frederic Francois Chopin , Polish - born composer and renowned pianist , was the creator of 55 mazurkas , 13 polonaises , 24 preludes , 27 etudes , 19 nocturnes , 4 ballads , and 4 scherzos . Frederic Chopin was born in Zelazowa Wola , Poland , on February 22, 1810, to a French father and Polish mother .
肖邦是近代浪漫派的抒情音乐家，他在音乐史中，是一位神秘、爱国而最富于诗意生命的钢琴家。他一生创作了 55 部马祖卡舞曲，13 部波罗涅滋，24 首序曲，27 首练习曲，19 首夜曲，4 首叙事曲以及 4 部诙谐曲。1810 年 2 月 12 日，肖邦出生于波兰华沙郊区的热拉佐瓦沃拉。
His father , Nicholas Chopin , was a French tutor to many aristocratic Polish families , later accepting a position as a French teacher at the Warsaw Lyceum . Although Chopin later attended the Lyceum where his father taught , his early training began at home .
他的父亲尼古拉斯是具有波兰血统的法国人，而母亲却是一位纯粹的波兰人。尼古拉斯原本是波兰贵族家庭的一名法语教师，后来到华沙的一所中学教授法语。
This included receiving piano lessons from his mother . By the age of six , Chopin was creating original pieces , showing innate prodigious musical ability . His parents arranged for the young Chopin to take piano instruction from Wojciech Zywny .
肖邦最初接触音乐的机会是跟随母亲学钢琴。六岁那年，肖邦创作出了人生的第一部作品，充分展现了他与生俱来的非凡的音乐天赋。不久后，他进入了父亲在的学校学习，并在父母的安排下，跟随捷克音乐家 W.日夫尼学习钢琴。
When Chopin was sixteen , he attended the Warsaw Conservatory of Music , directed by composer Joseph Elsner . Elsner , like Zywny , insisted on the traditional training associated with Classical music but allowed his students to investigate the more original imaginations of the Romantic style as well .
中学毕业后，肖邦进入华沙音乐学院学习，从师德国音乐家 J.A.F 埃尔斯纳。与日尼夫相同的是，埃尔斯纳在坚持古典派推崇的传统练习外，鼓励学生们从浪漫派中吸取灵感。 离开华沙音乐学院后，肖邦来到了当时的音乐圣地－维。
As often happened with the young musicians of both the Classical and Romantic Periods , Chopin was sent to Vienna , the unquestioned center of music for that day . He gave piano concerts and then arranged to have his pieces published by a Viennese publishing house there .
在那里，肖邦不仅举行了多场音乐会，也发表了不少音乐作品。在波兰民族运动走向高潮，与沙俄的战争一触即发的时候，肖邦身在奥地利。不久，他回到华沙为出国做准备。临行前，华沙音乐学院的师生们为他送行，并赠以盛满祖国泥土的银杯。
While Chopin was in Austria , Poland and Russia faced off in the apparent beginnings of war . He returned to Warsaw to get his things in preparation of a more permanent move .
尽管从此肖邦再也没有回到他深爱着的祖国，他一直保存着这捧祖国的泥土。为了得到更多浪漫派听众的认可，加上自己拥有一半的法国血统，肖邦来到了法国巴黎。
While there , his friends gave him a silver goblet filled with Polish soil . He kept it always , as he was never able to return to his beloved Poland . French by heritage , and desirous of finding musical acceptance from a less traditional audience than that of Vienna , Chopin ventured to Paris .
在这里，肖邦结识了西欧文艺界许多重要人物，包括匈牙利艺术家李斯特，柏辽兹，意大利音乐家贝利尼等新浪漫主义的拥护者。尽管肖邦有时也在大型音乐厅演出，但他更喜欢在家或是一些私人的场合，享受更融洽的氛围。
Interestingly , other young musicians had assembled in the city of fashion with the very same hope . Chopin joined Franz Liszt , Hector Berlioz , Felix Mendelssohn , Vincenzo Bellini , and Auguste Franchomme , all proponents of the ' new ' Romantic style . Although Chopin did play in the large concert halls on occasion , he felt most at home in private settings , enjoying the social milieu that accompanied concerts for the wealthy .
有趣的是，许多抱有同样想法的年轻音乐家们也都聚集到了这座流行之都。弗朗兹李斯特肖邦加入,赫克托耳柏辽兹,门德尔松,维琴佐·贝里尼和奥古斯特·Franchomme,所有的支持者'新'的浪漫风格。尽管肖邦玩有时也在大型音乐厅演出,他觉得在国内大部分集中在私人场合,享受这种社会环境对富人伴随着音乐会。
He also enjoyed teaching , as this caused him less stress than performing . Chopin did not feel that his delicate technique and intricate melodies were as suited to the grandiose hall as they were to smaller environments and audiences .
他也更喜欢教学时放松的心情。肖邦认为他细致优美的演奏技巧和纷繁的旋律更适合小环境演奏，而不适合宏伟的音乐厅。
News of the war in Poland inspired Chopin to write many sad musical pieces expressing his grief for ' his ' Poland . Among these was the famous ' Revolutionary Etude . ' Plagued by poor health as well as his homesickness , Chopin found solace in summer visits to the country .
波兰陷入战火的消息促使他写了许多充满悲伤的作品，以表达对祖国波兰的哀伤与思念，其中包括名曲《革命练习曲》。肖邦的健康状况一直不佳，加上思乡心切，一度患上肺病，曾在法国南部疗养。
Here , his most complex yet harmonic creations found their way to the brilliant composer's hand . The ' Fantasia in F Minor , ' the ' Barcarolle , ' the ' Polonaise Fantasia , ' ' Ballade in A Flat Major , ' ' Ballade in F Minor , ' and ' Sonata in B Minor ' were all products of the relaxed time Chopin enjoyed in the country . As the war continued in Warsaw and then reached Paris , Chopin retired to Scotland with friends .
期间写过不少成名的珍品。《F 小调幻想曲》，《威尼斯船歌》，《幻想波罗涅滋舞曲》，《降 A 大调叙事曲》，《F 小调叙事曲》，《B 小调奏鸣曲》等都是在南部疗养时创作的。战事从华沙蔓延到了巴黎，肖邦不得不和朋友们躲避至苏格兰。
Although he was far beyond the reach of the revolution , his melancholy attitude did not improve and he sank deeper into a depression . Likewise , his health did not rejuvenate either . A window in the fighting made it possible for Chopin to return to Paris as his health deteriorated further .
虽然肖邦远离了波兰的战火，但他忧郁的情绪丝毫没有改善，反而陷入了更深的沮丧之中。同样地，他的健康状况也没有恢复。回巴黎后，肖邦的健康状况急剧下降，最终在友人们的陪伴下逝世于巴黎的寓所中，
Surrounded by those that he loved , Frederic Francois Chopin died at the age of 39. He was buried in Paris . Chopin's last request was that the Polish soil in the silver goblet be sprinkled over his grave .
最终在友人们的陪伴下逝世于巴黎的寓所中，结束了短短 39 年的生命。他的遗体被安葬在巴黎。 肖邦最后的遗愿是将银杯中祖国波兰的泥土撒在他的墓碑上。
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