Chopin in Paris - The Life and Times of a Romantic Composer

Author: Tad Szolc (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book introduces the brilliant life story of the 19th-century composer Chopin in a romantic era. The story primarily takes place in Paris, where he lived for eighteen years, nearly half of his short life. Telling Chopin's story inevitably involves another person—George Sand, a rebellious female writer who was both his lover and protector. The author, with rich imagination and insight, draws on a wide range of materials such as diaries, memoirs, and correspondence to depict the composer's love life and creative journey in Paris, revealing the profound inner world and complex love experiences of Chopin and George Sand. This book introduces the brilliant life story of the 19th-century composer Chopin in a romantic era. He lived in Paris for eighteen years, almost half of his short life, shining in the center of many stars with his extraordinary talent. These geniuses formed an era—Hugo, Balzac, Stendhal, Delacroix, Liszt, Berlioz, and of course George Sand, a rebellious female writer who became Chopin's lover and protector. The author, with rich imagination and insight, draws on a wide range of materials such as diaries, memoirs, and correspondence to depict the composer's love life and creative journey in Paris, revealing the profound inner world and complex love experiences of Chopin and George Sand. This book introduces the brilliant life story of the 19th-century composer Chopin in a romantic era. He lived in Paris for eighteen years, almost half of his short life, shining in the center of many stars with his extraordinary talent. These geniuses formed an era—Hugo, Balzac, Stendhal, Delacroix, Liszt, Berlioz, and of course George Sand, a rebellious female writer who became Chopin's lover and protector. The author, with rich imagination and insight, draws on a wide range of materials such as diaries, memoirs, and correspondence to depict the composer's love life and creative journey in Paris, revealing the profound inner world and complex love experiences of Chopin and George Sand.