The tragedies of Frederick Chopin were influential on him and his music.
For his whole life, Chopin had many heath issues. While he was a teen, he suffered respiratory conditions, recurrent diarrhea, and weight loss.
At the age of 16, Chopin had a terrible illness, including severe headaches. He suffered similar complaints while in Vienna at the age of 20. At the age of 21, he complained of chest pain, hemoptysis, fever, and headaches.
Four years later he had bronchitis and laryngitis. In 1838 George Sand and Chopin spent a harsh winter on the Spanish island of Majorca, where Chopin became ill with tuberculosis.
In the mid 1840s, Chopin’s health and relationship with George Sand were slowly becoming worse. Chopin’s behavior had become erratic, possibly due to an undiagnosed form of epilepsy.
The fate of Poland brought tragedy to his life as well. Many of Chopin’s friends died in the Polish Revolt and there was very little information about his family. Chopin couldn’t join them because of his health.
We can see the influence of his trageties relected in his compisitions. Some of my recordings of his piano pieces are in my Bunny Music Hall.
