Chopin's Letters (Dover Books on Music)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486255646 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gordon R Cameron said Deeply poignant. Reading the early passages in Chopin's letters, one is almost heartbroken by the youth, the enthusiasm, the childlike good humor evident therein. Chopin at 17 was a wide-eyed kid from Warsaw with unparalleled musical talent and his whole life in front of him, the world apparently his oyster. To read his let. Good buy Shipped fast. Good condition. The one thing that was sort of strange, is that it dosen't show any letters that were sent to Chopin himself, so a lot of his replys do not make sense. Also every time that he wrote two or more consecutive letters to the same person, it is addressed "To the Same" so you have to. Treasured documents that reveal the essence of a soul! After having listened the principal Romantic composers along the history of music, one tends to make oneself this decisive question: What's in last instance the main difference between Chopin and the rest of his colleagues?To my mind, there are three basic factors that made it possible. First and foremost,
Their contents offer rare glimpses into Chopin's childhood environment, his mind and character, his tragic love for George Sand, the origins of many of his compositions, the various musical influences that shaped his creative ideas and habits, and the artistic circles in which he moved.Originally collected by the Polish musicologist Henryk Opienski, the letters have been translated and annotated by Chopin scholar E. "Nothing could be more spontaneous and ebullient than Chopin's letters." — Books"Perhaps no composer's letters are so kindred to his