"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
'A close, intimate and thoroughly absorbing portrait ... Zamoyski has written a thoughtful, lively and moving account of an extraordinary and exceptional man.' Mail on Sunday
'Those seeking to revisit the genius of the man who Camille Saint-Saens described as "the sweet evening star that shone for only a moment" could do no better than to have this book at their side.' Daily Telegraph
'A fine study of the composer's life and career ... Zamoyski's highly readable account brings non-technical insights into the music itself and he is superb at conveying what is known as Chopin's own playing.' Sunday Telegraph
'As ever, the historian writes with absolute assurance about the politics and culture of his ancestral homeland ... Zamoyski recounts the private life, and public events, with ringing authority.' Independent
'Zamoyski is terrific at probing the subtle contradictions of Chopin.' Evening Standard
Adam Zamoyski was born in New York, was educated at Oxford, and lives in London. A full-time writer, his books include ‘Paderewski’, ‘The Last King of Poland’,‘1812: Napoleon’s Fatal March on Moscow’, which was a Sunday Times bestseller, and ‘Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna’. He is married to the painter Emma Sergeant.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Gastos de envío:
EUR 2,43
A Estados Unidos de America
Descripción Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 11665600-n
Descripción Condición: New. pp. 368. Nº de ref. del artículo: 4230936
Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A new edition of Adam Zamoyski's definitive biography of Chopin, first published in 1979 and unavailable in English for many years. Few composers elicit such strong emotions as Chopin. Few have been more revered and cherished. And few have had so much sentimental nonsense written about them. Published to coincide with the bicentenary of Chopin's birth, Adam Zamoyski's compelling new biography cuts through the mass of anecdote and myth that has sprung up around the composer's life and the ebullient and striking personalities of Romantic Paris among whom he lived, including Liszt, Berlioz, Victor Hugo and George Sand, in search of the real Chopin. Zamoyski brings to the subject an unrivalled knowledge of the historical, social and cultural background of the composer's native Poland as well as of the France in which he spent most of his creative life. He has scoured the archives of Warsaw, Krakow, Paris and London in his quest for the truth, and has based his account exclusively on primary sources and contemporary accounts. The result is a biography of authority, perception and wit. Chopin emerges from the sugary romantic mist in which he has been shrouded as a real, palpable personality, a man of intelligence and humour; in music an innovator of genius; in business a feckless spendthrift; in love hesitant and tender; in friendship passionately loyal but often intolerably exacting. Through a close reading of his letters and the use of everyday detail, Zamoyski draws the reader into the private world of this most complicated and reticent of men - 'a man made for intimacy', as the poet Heinrich Heine called him - and reveals the real passions, suffering and ultimate tragedy of his life. A new edition of Adam Zamoyski's definitive biography of Chopin, first published in 1979 and unavailable in English for many years. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780007341856
Descripción paperback. Condición: New. Language: ENG. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780007341856
Descripción Paperback / softback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. A new edition of Adam Zamoyski's definitive biography of Chopin, first published in 1979 and unavailable in English for many years. Nº de ref. del artículo: B9780007341856
Descripción Paperback. Condición: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780007341856-GDR
Descripción Condición: New. 2011. Paperback. A new edition of Adam Zamoyski's definitive biography of Chopin, first published in 1979 and unavailable in English for many years. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290. . . . . . Nº de ref. del artículo: V9780007341856
Descripción Condición: New. 2011. Paperback. A new edition of Adam Zamoyski's definitive biography of Chopin, first published in 1979 and unavailable in English for many years. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Nº de ref. del artículo: V9780007341856
Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Nº de ref. del artículo: Holz_New_0007341857
Descripción Condición: new. Nº de ref. del artículo: FrontCover0007341857