Chopin and His World
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Chopin and His World
By (Author) Jonathan D. Bellman
Edited by Halina Goldberg
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
24th October 2017
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Music reviews and criticism
Art music, orchestral and formal music
Biography: arts and entertainment
Composers and songwriters
Musicians, singers, bands and groups
Social and cultural history
European history
786.2092
Physical Properties
Paperback
384
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
539g
Description
A new look at the life, times, and music of Polish composer and piano virtuoso Fryderyk Chopin Fryderyk Chopin (1810-49), although the most beloved of piano composers, remains a contradictory figure, an artist of virtually universal appeal who preferred the company of only a few sympathetic friends and listeners. Chopin and His World reexamines Ch
Reviews
"The enduring appeal of [Chopins] music is brilliantly articulated."---John Allison, BBC Music Magazine
Author Bio
Jonathan D. Bellman is professor of music history and literature and head of academic studies in music at the University of Northern Colorado. Halina Goldberg is professor of musicology at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and affiliate of the Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program, Slavic Languages and Literatures Department, Polish Studies Center, and Russian and East European Institute.
