Chopin: The Man and His Music (Dover Books on Music)
by:
James Huneker (author)
This classic in music biography and criticism reflects the intimate knowledge of Chopin's music acquired by the author while studying to become a concert pianist. Part 1 deals with Chopin's life and comments on his teachings and performances; the second part offers a brilliant, piece-by-piece...
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This classic in music biography and criticism reflects the intimate knowledge of Chopin's music acquired by the author while studying to become a concert pianist. Part 1 deals with Chopin's life and comments on his teachings and performances; the second part offers a brilliant, piece-by-piece analysis of the entire body of his music.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486216874 (048621687X)
ASIN: 048621687X
Publish date: 1966-06-01
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 252
Edition language: English
The first part is a biography, which is interesting, but a bit short. The second part is about all the compositions of Chopin. This part can hardly be read if one is not familiar already, in great detail, with all these compositions. Although I have listened quite often to the music by Chopin, and e...
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