tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128313350896208689.post59197166223308209..comments2023-12-17T17:38:28.723-08:00Comments on Jack Gibbons Blog: Chopin’s birthday?Jack Gibbonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10602761912626174216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128313350896208689.post-69699953800237714642010-03-03T10:33:10.424-08:002010-03-03T10:33:10.424-08:00I only became aware of this debate in yesterdays&#...I only became aware of this debate in yesterdays' Independent. It's given at least one venue license to perform the same concert twice.<br /><br />I should think, though, that a mother finds it hard to forget the day she gives birth!.<br /><br />It doesn't matter much, of course. I'd find a composers' death a more significant cause for commemoration within the music world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128313350896208689.post-69261085128354599702010-03-01T07:06:12.768-08:002010-03-01T07:06:12.768-08:00I'm with Chopin and his Mum on this!
However p...I'm with Chopin and his Mum on this!<br />However perhaps it's a bit like the confusion over Chaucer's birth - in this case even the year, with 1340(?) being usually given but various other dates being argued for.<br />There's a lovely story that a fan died and eagerly sought out Chaucer in Heaven to ask about this, to which Chaucer firmly replied 'I was born in 1340 question mark'.<br />Let's enjoy the music!juld1chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362719956648777081noreply@blogger.com