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I was just typing away, with my radio going in the background, when I heard an aria I recognised - but not from any opera I'd ever heard before. It was "Vieni fra queste braccia" from La gazza ladra, the only part of which I thought I knew was the Overture. But it was so obviously the aria Chopin quoted in his Polonaise in B♭ minor "Adieu à Guillaume Kolberg", which I have played innumerable times..

I've tried to verify googlewise that this is indeed the specific musical quote, but no luck so far. Can anyone help here? -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 05:44, 26 February 2011 (UTC) reply

Garrick Ohlsson's liner notes to his 1973 Angel EMI recording also reports that #15 in B♭ minor includes a quote from 'La Gazza Ladra', which Chopin and Kolberg had seen together. Ohlsson does not identify the specific aria, but this should be close enough to confirm your identification. AlbertBickford ( talk) 21:53, 8 April 2012 (UTC) reply

Excellent. Thanks indeed. -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ ^{[your turn]} 22:44, 8 April 2012 (UTC) reply