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Chopin: Refugee to World Famous Composer | Great Performances| PBS
Fleeing Russia’s invasion of Poland, Frédéric Chopin sought safety and inspiration in Paris, where he merged the music of his Polish homeland with ideas from French Romantic-era composers and artists. Host Scott Yoo explores these connections with world-renowned Canadian-Polish pianist Jan Lisiecki, through Chopin’s letters, his original musical manuscripts and visits to Poland and the homes he shared in France and Mallorca with the writer Aurore Dupin, known by her pen name, George Sand.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWiESzRvdes
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Fleeing Russia’s invasion of Poland, Frédéric Chopin sought safety and inspiration in Paris, where he merged the music of his Polish homeland with ideas from French Romantic-era composers and artists. Host Scott Yoo explores these connections with world-renowned Canadian-Polish pianist Jan Lisiecki, through Chopin’s letters, his original musical manuscripts and visits to Poland and the homes he shared in France and Mallorca with the writer Aurore Dupin, known by her pen name, George Sand.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWiESzRvdes
#timeline #history #pbs
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1960's Boy Scouts Canoe Trip down Chemung/Susquehanna Rivers.
My Uncle the Director of a Boy Scout Troop from Pine City NY. They built their own canoes and had a 5 day trip starting in Elmira NY at the Chemung River. This is the first 6 minutes but I have the entire trip video of 110 minutes.
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My Uncle the Director of a Boy Scout Troop from Pine City NY. They built their own canoes and had a 5 day trip starting in Elmira NY at the Chemung River. This is the first 6 minutes but I have the entire trip video of 110 minutes.
#history
source
