Evening star., 1949-04-10
Poles Work
To Restore
Chopin Home
DIV AIxs EseFsmes

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composer Was born. was tse soras
O. the centennial opening A. g1-
augurat3an concert. ~ wt.Aeh acss
piano coneertos weyw playrc sook
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ING the wear. on each wedaes scAv
nisht. q different Chopin ~osk
will be featured In wlsA, all
amount to . lNing edition c: rs
output
The little hoase IN Ze.AEo~a
VIOLA on the estate al the 'ogrssg
Count Skareek. Is not whag Il uSed
70 be. When IL waa taken Over ey
the government IN 1923 and ycno-
waited three years later, every C.ty
and VILLAGE in Poland sent ,gerS
and bushes amountlng 70 10 oe1
species, 10 plant IN the garden.
During the war. TIE house Sas
stripped by the SAGls. who lett
only the broken remains of the
piano on which Chopin had hls
first music lessons. Aithoagh his
music Was banned by The con-
euerors and every monument de-
Stroyed. they were unable 10 md
the precious edition Of Choplns
works which PaderewSki. in con-
junction with JoEef TircCnsk
and Or. Ladwik BvonArski, made.
II was hidden In the cellar Of n
house in warsaw but a. n pre-
caution. the three men had pre-
pared q second edition. signed by
Paderewski to establish It's au-
then.icity, should the other not
be found
Articles Brought Back.
Everything possible has been
done TO renovRse the house in
preparation for the ceremonies.
Some OF the furniture. picturea
autographs and other memorabilia
hidden from the Germans have
been collected by the Chopin In
stltute and put back in place.
Among these souvenirs Is the
watch given 10 Chopin by the
famous Italian soprano. Angelica
Catalan. which he alNaXk wore.
Letters and diaries together with
the manuscript Of the Prelades are
lost. New and more elegant fur
nishings have been Installed and
the garden has been made into an
amphitheateT. A stage large
enough TO accommodate a 1000
piece orchestra and seats for 10 900
listeners have also been erected.
And in the little room where
Chopin was born. large white
marble vase Is filled daily with
fresh red roses In the Church OF
the Holy Cross in Warsaw, his
heart lies again. returned 20 iu
resting place after being removed
and hidden durins the war
On February "a. the first concert
program given by Chopin In War
saw at the age OF Q was played
again and on March II. the one
given in the National Theater in
1890. Reyivals OF other public
appearance landmarks. such as
the London concert on May Is.
is4s. his performance at the War
saw Conservatory June 10. 1878.
that in Vienna. August IL. 1870
and the farewell Warsaw concert.
October 10. 1880. viii be held in
those months. This year also will
see the publication Of his works
as collected and edited by Pad
erewski
Competition Revived.
One OF the most important
events OF this period will be the
international Chopin Competition.
10 be held for the first time aimee
the war. II will be the fourth. tbs
first taking place in 1927 and ths
other two following at fve-year
intervals. The fourth was sci1sd-
uied for ig4l but due 10 the ban
on Chopins music by the Naxis.
1t never was held, Eminent musi-
clans have been invited 10 form
the jury. Other contests will
judge compositions OF symphonic.
chamber. solo and choral music
dedicated 10 Chopin. A sculptural
contest will offer designs for =
Chopin monument 20 replace that
In warsaw destroyed by the Ger
mans. Books about the composer.
paintings and drawings OF ths
composer by his contemporaries.
new recordings OF Chopin'a music.
will be issued and Aims and plays
on hts life viii be presented
When Chopin bid farewell 10
Poland. he said. My heart will re-
main with you" II has remained
with the world as expressed In his
music which viii sound In every
concert hall during this year when
musicians and laymen alike do
him homage.