Adam zamoyski chopin a biography on chris

  • Adam Zamoyski's biography of the brief but eventful life of the great Romantic composer Frederic Chopin, from Polish child prodigy to Paris dandy, his turbulent.
  • A new edition of Adam Zamoyski's definitive biography of Chopin, first published in 1979 and unavailable in English for many years.
  • Author: Adam Zamoyski ISBN 10: 0002160897.

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    Biography

    Paperback. Written when the author was eighty-three years old, but dealing with only the first twelve years of her life, this title is constructed as a dialogue between the author and her memory. It interrogates her interlocutor in search of her own intentions, more precise accuracy, and, indeed, the truth. Translator(s): Wright, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JJC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
    Publisher
    The University of Chicago Press United States
    Number of pages
    256
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2013
    Edition
    Reprint
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780226922317
    ISBN
    9780226922317
    Paperback
    Condition: New
    Paperback. A deeply moving memoir about the loss of childhood and its impact on adult life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 15. vikt in Grams: 176.
    Publisher
    Little, Brown B
  • adam zamoyski chopin a biography on chris

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    Chopin

    July 1, 2018
    Well I have mixed feelings about it. Author Zamoyski has researched his subject well and he portrays Chopin and those around him clearly. At various points in the biography Zamoyski relates common public opinion from Chopin's contemporaries as well as opinions of Chopin's biographers and states his own well researched opinion, at times in disagreement with the commonly held belief.

    So I appreciated the author's clear prose style, thoroughly researched as it was but at the same time I found it somewhat tedious to read and a bit dry because he often goes into great detail about day to day events in the composer's life and sprinkles it liberally with quotes taken from letters of Chopin's friends and contemporaries. I am glad I have read this none the less, as it gave me a clearer picture of Chopin and his life, whose music I love.

    The book has corrected some of the mistaken beliefs I had about Chopin. I didn't realize that he had made quite a name for himself in

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