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Chopin by Adam Zamoyski (Paperback, 2011)
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A new edition of Adam Zamoyski's definitive biography of Chopin, first published in 1979 and unavailable in English for many years. Few composers elicit such strong emotions as Chopin. Few have been more revered and cherished. And few have had so much sentimental nonsense written about them. Published to coincide with the bicentenary of Chopin's birth, Adam Zamoyski's compelling new biography cuts through the mass of anecdote and myth that has sprung up around the composer's life and the ebullient and striking personalities of Romantic Paris among whom he lived, including Liszt, Berlioz, Victor Hugo and George Sand, in search of the real Chopin. Zamoyski brings to the subject an unrivalled knowledge of the historical, social and cultural background of the composer's native Poland as well as of the France in which he spent most of his creative life. He has scoured the archives of Warsaw, Krakow, Paris and London in his quest for the truth, and has based his account exclusively on primary sources and contemporary accounts. The result is a biography of authority, perception and wit. Chopin emerges from the sugary romantic mist in which he has been shrouded as a real, palpable personality, a man of intelligence and humour; in music an innovator of genius; in business a feckless spendthrift; in love hesitant and tender; in friendship passionately loyal but often intolerably exacting. Through a close reading of his letters and the use of everyday detail, Zamoyski draws the reader into the private world of this most complicated and reticent of men - 'a man made for intimacy', as the poet Heinrich Heine called him - and reveals the real passions, suffering and ultimate tragedy of his life.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780007341856
eBay Product ID (ePID)97668261
Product Key Features
Book TitleChopin
AuthorAdam Zamoyski
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight280g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorAdam Zamoyski
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 25 Oct, 2023
Excellent Book.
This book for a used item was in excellent condition and was extremely good value for money. Regarding its content as a Chopin fan I found this to be one of the very best biography I have read. The author has clearly done extensive research and so it was like reading a very clear auto biography. Very readable.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
