Fredric Chopin

Author : Dr. Alan Walker
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780374714376

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Fryderyk Chopin by Dr. Alan Walker Pdf

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. The Sunday Times (U.K.) Classical Music Book of 2018 and one of The Economist's Best Books of 2018. "A magisterial portrait." --Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The New York Times Book Review A landmark biography of the Polish composer by a leading authority on Chopin and his time Based on ten years of research and a vast cache of primary sources located in archives in Warsaw, Paris, London, New York, and Washington, D.C., Alan Walker’s monumental Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times is the most comprehensive biography of the great Polish composer to appear in English in more than a century. Walker’s work is a corrective biography, intended to dispel the many myths and legends that continue to surround Chopin. Fryderyk Chopin is an intimate look into a dramatic life; of particular focus are Chopin’s childhood and youth in Poland, which are brought into line with the latest scholarly findings, and Chopin’s romantic life with George Sand, with whom he lived for nine years. Comprehensive and engaging, and written in highly readable prose, the biography wears its scholarship lightly: this is a book suited as much for the professional pianist as it is for the casual music lover. Just as he did in his definitive biography of Liszt, Walker illuminates Chopin and his music with unprecedented clarity in this magisterial biography, bringing to life one of the nineteenth century’s most confounding, beloved, and legendary artists.

Author : Eric Faye
Publisher : Pushkin Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782277231

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The Ghost of Frederic Chopin by Eric Faye Pdf

An intricately plotted mystery and an engrossing story imbued with the foggy atmosphere of post-Communist Prague, the third book in the Walter Presents Library is a bewitching mystery about a woman who claims to transcribe music from the ghost of Chopin. Prague, 1995: Vera Foltynova, a widow in her late 50s, claims to receive visits from the ghost of great composer Frederic Chopin. What's more, she declares that Chopin has dictated dozens of compositions to her, to allow the world to hear the sublime music he was unable to create in his own short life. Many dismiss her story as a ridiculous hoax, while others swear that the music has the same beauty and refinement as the work of the dead master. Ludvik Slany, a secret police agent-turned-television journalist, is assigned to make a documentary debunking Vera's claims. He arrives in Prague ready to uncover a scam, but the more he subtly tries to trick her into giving herself away, the more he begins to think he may be witnessing a genuine miracle... The Ghost of Frederic Chopin is an engrossing story of music, faith and the ghosts of the past.

Author : William G. Atwood
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300077735

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The Parisian Worlds of Frédéric Chopin by William G. Atwood Pdf

Fleeing his native Warsaw, Chopin stopped in Paris in 1831 and stayed there until his death. The author "re-creates the Paris that Chopin knew, providing vivid details about its places, people, and politics, and showing how these affected [Chopin].--Jacket.

Author : Hourly History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798653086533

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Frédéric Chopin by Hourly History Pdf

Discover the remarkable life of Frédéric Chopin...If any of the great composers have a staying power that defies genre and time period, Frédéric Chopin was most certainly one of them. You can find his work being played with cherished delight by any budding pianist, and his music serves as a constant backdrop and mainstay for piano concertos worldwide. But what do we really know about Frédéric Chopin? A child prodigy, Frédéric Chopin was a transplant from Poland who took the artistic world of Paris by storm. He was never completely at ease in his surroundings, but he took the pain of an eternal outsider and used it as a transformative force not only in his life but in the lives of countless others to come. In this book, you will find the life and legacy of the composer and piano virtuoso Frédéric Chopin explored in full. Discover a plethora of topics such as Early Life of a Child Prodigy Success in Paris Chopin's Illness Relationship with George Sand Chopin's Final Tour Late Life and Death And much more! So if you want a concise and informative book on Frédéric Chopin, simply scroll up and click the "Buy now" button for instant access!

Author : Bernard Gavoty
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105042412044

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Frederic Chopin by Bernard Gavoty Pdf

An account of the composer's career, travels, loves, and personality traces his life from a precocious Polish childhood, through his early concert successes and his relationships with Gladkowska and Sand, to his broken final years.

Author : Franz Liszt
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781613105467

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Life of Chopin by Franz Liszt Pdf

Author : William Smialek,Maja Trochimczyk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135839048

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Frédéric Chopin by William Smialek,Maja Trochimczyk Pdf

Frédéric Chopin: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer. The second edition includes research published since the publication of the first edition and provides electronic resources.

Author : Moritz Karasowski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Composers
ISBN : UOM:39015007873600

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Frederic Chopin by Moritz Karasowski Pdf

Author : Maurycy Karasowski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015007873618

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Frederic Chopin by Maurycy Karasowski Pdf

Author : Jonathan D. Bellman,Halina Goldberg
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780691177762

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Chopin and His World by Jonathan D. Bellman,Halina Goldberg Pdf

A new look at the life, times, and music of Polish composer and piano virtuoso Fryderyk Chopin Fryderyk Chopin (1810–49), although the most beloved of piano composers, remains a contradictory figure, an artist of virtually universal appeal who preferred the company of only a few sympathetic friends and listeners. Chopin and His World reexamines Chopin and his music in light of the cultural narratives formed during his lifetime. These include the romanticism of the ailing spirit, tragically singing its death-song as life ebbs; the Polish expatriate, helpless witness to the martyrdom of his beloved homeland, exiled among friendly but uncomprehending strangers; the sorcerer-bard of dream, memory, and Gothic terror; and the pianist's pianist, shunning the appreciative crowds yet composing and improvising idealized operas, scenes, dances, and narratives in the shadow of virtuoso-idol Franz Liszt. The international Chopin scholars gathered here demonstrate the ways in which Chopin responded to and was understood to exemplify these narratives, as an artist of his own time and one who transcended it. This collection also offers recently rediscovered artistic representations of his hands (with analysis), and—for the first time in English—an extended tribute to Chopin published in Poland upon his death and contemporary Polish writings contextualizing Chopin's compositional strategies. The contributors are Jonathan D. Bellman, Leon Botstein, Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, Halina Goldberg, Jeffrey Kallberg, David Kasunic, Anatole Leikin, Eric McKee, James Parakilas, John Rink, and Sandra P. Rosenblum. Contemporary documents by Karol Kurpiński, Adam Mickiewicz, and Józef Sikorski are included.

Author : Frederic Chopin
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486319520

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Chopin's Letters by Frederic Chopin Pdf

Nearly 300 letters reveal Chopin as both man and artist and illuminate his fascinating world — Europe of the 1830s and 1840s. "Delightful gossip . . . merry rather than malicious . . . engagingly witty." — Books. Preface. Index.

Author : Jan Marisse Huizing
Publisher : Schott Music
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9783795785499

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Frédéric Chopin: The Etudes by Jan Marisse Huizing Pdf

The Chopin Etudes are without doubt one of the highlights of piano literature - they are essential in achieving a masterful technique and full of musical ideas. The present e-book edition illustrates the etudes in a historical context, based on an excursus on Chopin's piano methodology and a thorough comparison of the musical texts: from the original manuscripts to the most recent urtext editions. It deals with questions about genesis, style, interpretation and playing technique as well as with the history and development of the piano. This casts an entirely new light not only on the etudes themselves but also on the interpretation of other works by Chopin. With its numerous examples, facsimile reproductions and a discography, this e-book is a must-have for both lovers of Chopin's music and advanced amateur and professional pianists.

Author : William Smialek,Maja Trochimczyk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135839031

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Frédéric Chopin by William Smialek,Maja Trochimczyk Pdf

Frédéric Chopin: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer. The second edition includes research published since the publication of the first edition and provides electronic resources.

Author : Jim Whiting
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612289229

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The Life and Times of Frederic Chopin by Jim Whiting Pdf

From an early age, Frederic Chopin displayed natural musical ability. Often compared to Mozart, Chopin was invited to play for members of the aristocracy in small, private concerts. But, unlike Mozart, his parents did not take advantage of his childhood talent. Frederic Chopin left his Polish homeland behind when he was only 20 and lived most of his life in Paris, France, the cultural hub of Europe. His genius as a pianist and composer flowered there with the encouragement and support of the female novelist George Sand. He wrote more than 200 works for piano during the course of his life which was cut short by tuberculosis at the age of 39. Symbolically, his heart was taken from his body and returned to his beloved Poland, where he remains a national hero.

Author : Frédéric Chopin
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 1457400154

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The Great Piano Works of Frédéric Chopin by Frédéric Chopin Pdf

The featured pieces include such familiar titles as the Military Polonaise, the Raindrop Prelude, the Minute Waltz, the Revolutionary and Aeolian Harp Etudes, plus the famous Funeral March, along with many other often played pieces. This book features a painting of the composer on the cover, plus includes a preface about the composer and the wide selection of 55 piano solos.