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This classic in music biography and criticism reflects the intimate, thorough knowledge of Chopin’s music Huneker acquired while studying to be a concert pianist and his unusually keen insight into the character of the composer. Part One deals with Chopin’s life; the second offers brilliant... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Frederic Chopin: This is a bography about Chopin. I think this section is therefore pretty clear due to the aforementioned statement.
- Kullak: Add a description of this character.
- Von Bulow
- Klindworth
- Wagner
- Mikuli
- Polonaise
- Rubinstein
- Ballade
- Gutmann
- George Sand
- De Lenz
- Valse
- Robert Schumann
- Hiller
- Elsner
- Mendelssohn
- Kalkbrenner
- Weber
- De Musset
- Fantaisie
- Liszt
- Herz
- Fontana
- Stephen Heller
- Tarnowski
- Finck
- Delacroix
- Mlle
- Mazurka
- Clementi
- Scholtz
- Clesinger
- Szulc
- Paderewski
First Sentence edit
GUSTAVE FLAUBERT, pessimist and master of cadenced lyric prose, urged young writers to lead ascetic lives that in their art they might be violent.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Herbert Weinstock (Author)
- James Huneker
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 786.10924
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