About the song: Chopin wrote this back in 1832, and it’s arguably his most famous melody. He actually told his students that he believed it was the most beautiful melody he had ever written in his life. Critics and fans later nicknamed it "Tristesse" (which means sadness) because of how melancholy it feels, but Chopin didn't actually name it that. There’s a famous story from his life where one of his students was practicing this piece, and Chopin allegedly started crying, lifted his arms, and shouted, "Oh, my homeland!" because it made him feel so homesick for Poland. Over a century later, that same melody completely crossed over into pop culture. In 1953, it was turned into a massive hit song called "No Other Love" by Jo Stafford, which topped the charts and introduced Chopin’s melody to a whole new generation. Decades after that, the composer Robert C. Dishenger took this exact piece and arranged it specifically for the tenor saxophone, which is the version I'm playing for you today.
Recorded in voice memos. Let me know if there is something you want me to play
