Polish by birth, Fryderyk Chopin made his name in post-Revolutionary Paris and is often depicted as the archetypal Romantic artist - blessed with extraordinary talent but consumed by the flame of genius, tormented by intense and tempestuous relationships and doomed to an early death. But how much of this story is based on fact? This account of Chopin's life and times separates myth and reality. Illustrated with numerous musical examples, the narrative takes us from his youthful beginnings as 'a second Mozart' to the darkness and light of his life and the brilliance of his work.
1 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~Introduction
2 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~You May Well Know Him Not as Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin...
3 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~An Extract from the Second Movement of Chopin's 1828 piece...
4 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~Such Was the Young Chopin's Musical Renown...
5 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~Chopin's Early Years Were Spent Not Only in Warsaw...
6 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~In 1826, After Finishing His Studies...
7 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~Chopin Was the Talk of the Town...
8 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~'The Whole of Paris Went Crazy,' Wrote Chopin's Friend...
9 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~"I Am in Great Request. I Have Entered the Cream of Society'...
10 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~Although It Was Not Written Until a Couple of Years Later...
11 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~In the Summer of 1838...
12 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~In the 'Raindrop' Prelude Is Ultimately Serene in Style...
13 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~In Late January 1839, Chopin's Health...
14 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~As Far as Contrasting Moods Go...
15 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~The Principle of Contrast Not Only Defined the F minor Fantaisie...
16 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~Chopin Spent the Next Summer...
17 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~With Its Melodious Yet Sorrowful Opening Theme...
18 Great Composers in Words and Music: Fryderyk Chopin, narration with musical examples~Chopin's Life at This Time, Upended by the Split From Sand...
Polish by birth, Fryderyk Chopin made his name in post-Revolutionary Paris and is often depicted as the archetypal Romantic artist - blessed with extraordinary talent but consumed by the flame of genius, tormented by intense and tempestuous relationships and doomed to an early death. But how much of this story is based on fact? This account of Chopin's life and times separates myth and reality. Illustrated with numerous musical examples, the narrative takes us from his youthful beginnings as 'a second Mozart' to the darkness and light of his life and the brilliance of his work.
