Żelazowa Wola () is a village in Gmina Sochaczew, Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.
Description
The village is known for being the birthplace of the Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin, and for its picturesque Masovian landscape, including numerous winding streams surrounded by willows and hills.thumb|left|300px|[[Frédéric Chopin monument in Żelazowa Wola|Chopin monument at Żelazowa Wola, by Józef Gosławski]]
In 1909, in celebration of Chopin's centenary, Russian composer Sergei Lyapunov wrote the symphonic poem Zhelazova Vola (Żelazowa Wola), Op. 37 (), "in memory of Chopin".
Housed in an annex to Chopins's home, surrounded by a park, is a museum devoted to the composer. In summer, concerts of his music are performed by pianists from all over the world, who play inside the family home for an outside audience. In an adjacent park is a monument to the pianist, designed by Józef Gosławski.
References
External links
- Chopin's Poland. Żelazowa Wola