ACTO II / ACT II Mujeres / Women ¿Es gay la música de Chopin? Aspectos de la recepción de la música de Chopin en el siglo XIX

Resumen

Considering that it is difficult, if not impossible, for an analysis of
Chopin’s music to unmask some aspects of his private life (such as an alleged sexual and affective attraction for individuals of his own sex), we can however argue
that, throughout the 19th century, a connection was established between his work
and a “feminine universe.” That connection might have had implications in the way
in which the feminized image of its author was constructed. The analysis of certain
aesthetic and stylistic traits of Chopin’s music can help understand the causes of
that perception.