How to Play Chopin: An Attempt to Answer the Question

Author: Regina Szmenzka (Poland)
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Written by Professor Szmenzka, a distinguished Polish expert on Chopin, the book "How to Play Chopin - An Attempt to Answer Questions" offers incisive and insightful analysis of some of Chopin's important works. In addition to explaining her interpretive methods, she provides readers with great inspiration from the musical content to the performance techniques. Moreover, she calls on pianists to deeply understand Chopin's era and the background of the creation of his works; to become familiar with the culture, customs, history, and psychology of Polish nationality, in order to comprehend the Polish spirit and Polish soul.