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Fryderyk Chopin and Dimitry Ablogin - Interview and Review in Warsaw of a renowned CD of the Late Works of Chopin Op.45-64 played on Chopin's last Pleyel of 1848 (Chopin Museum) - 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever'

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A timely moment to read this again, think and listen concerning Chopin interpretation in 2025 ….. For the interview you will need to scroll down to the last section of this post The renovation of Chopin’s last Pleyel - Piano Factory No.14810 - by the charismatic conservator Paul McNulty. Warsaw, Poland 3-12 December 2021 http://www.michael-moran.com/2025/08/the-renovation-of-chopins-last-pleyel.html For my detailed coverage of the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, October 2025 http://www.michael-moran.com/2025/09/the-19th-international-chopin-piano.html The last  Pleyel  14810 piano of 1848 played by Fryderyk Chopin in the Fryderyk Chopin Museum Warsaw    Endymion   (1818)   John Keats (1795-1821)   A Poetic Romance (excerpt) BOOK I   A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, an...