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Hardcover Chopin in Paris: The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer Book

ISBN: 0684824582

ISBN13: 9780684824581

Chopin in Paris: The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer

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Born in Poland in 1810, Chopin emigrated to Vienna at age eighteen--and then to Paris, where from 1831 to 1849 he would spend almost half of his brief and tumultuous life. In Paris his extraordinary powers would reach their height and he would shine among the immensely talented writers, painters, and musicians who were working there and defining their era. Chopin's other acquaintances ranged from Rothschild to Marx--and it was here that he began his long and stormy relationship with the novelist George Sand. In Chopin in Paris--a New York Times Notable Book--Tad Szulc brings to life this complex, contradictory genius, and re-creates an unsurpassed epoch of European history, culture, and music. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 5 stars
INFORMATIVE AND GREAT!

Chopin In Paris is an amazing biography of the great Romantic composer, Frederic Chopin. It starts off with a little background on Chopin's family, then moves into the time when he left his homeland of Poland for Paris, France, never to return. Szulc makes Chopin's tumultuous relationship with George Sand fun to read about, and is very informative with excerpts from Chopin's letters and many other sources. A little time is...

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Rated 5 stars
An indispensable book for Chopin fans.

Hesitated to get this book for a long time because of the negative feedback from previous one, two, and three star reviewers.After finally getting my hands on it, those negative comments turned out to be either untrue, or so trivial compared to the enormous amount of information provided about our great composer.It is very readable. Lots of details. Lots of quotes directly from Chopin, his friends, Sand, AND most importantly,...

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Rated 5 stars
An exceptionally vivid portrait

This is an extraordinarily vivid and detailed portrait. Mr. Szulc has woven together intimate details about Chopin with the broader history of politics and society of Paris and Poland in the 1800's. That may sound rather dry, but it actually makes for incredibly engaging reading - even if you are already quite familiar with the life of Chopin. I do have strong objections to Szulc's "diagnosis" of Chopin as manic-depressive...

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This book can teach you to love Chopin and his music.

Szulc's biography of Chopin is the first biography I have read about a musician. My purpose in reading the book was to become acquainted with the man Chopin. I am a history major and a pianist and very impressed with Szulc's work. Using a multitude of primary sources, Szulc accurately describes who Chopin was. Szulc's greatest success is in portraying Chopin's personality. As a result of reading this book, I have become...

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Rated 5 stars
The best of numerous Chopin biograpies that I have read.

After reading most of the Chopin biographies, I wasn't sure that there was more I could learn. Tad Szulc offers a more personal and intimate view of this enigmatic master than any others. This is because he brings into play a great deal of material from Chopin's contempories. So much more of the relationship between George Sand is available with a much more sympathetic portrayal of Chopin's third and last great paramour...

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