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Chopin
Books
 The
Life and Works of Chopin
The second in a series of musical biographies, written and presented
by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann with Anton Lesser as Chopin.
In this four-CD set, the life and music of the revolutionary
composer and pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with
many musical examples. Chopin
Books.
 Chopin:
Pianist and Teacher: As Seen by His Pupils
This is the first English paperback edition of the unique collection
of documents, edited and annotated by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger,
which reveal Chopin as teacher and interpreter of his own music.
From the accounts of his pupils, acquaintances and contemporaries,
together with his own writing, we gain valuable insight into
Chopin's pianistic and stylistic practice, his teaching methods
and his aesthetic beliefs. The documents are divided into two
categories: those concerning technique and style, two notions
inseparable in Chopin's mind, and those concerning the interpretation
of Chopin's works. Extensive appendix material presents, for
the first time in English, Chopin's essay 'Sketch for a method',
as well as annotated scores belonging to Chopin's pupils and
acquaintances, and personal accounts of Chopin's playing as
experienced by his contemporaries: composers and pianists, pupils
and friends, writers and critics. The statements of Chopin's
own students in diaries, letters and reminiscences, written,
dictated or conveyed by word of mouth, provide the bulk of these
accounts. Throughout the book Professor Eigeldinger's detailed
annotations, both critical and explanatory, add a valuable scholary
dimension, creating an indispensable guide to the authentic
performance of Chopin's piano works.
Complete
Ballades, Impromptus and Sonatas
This book contains a lot of music for it's cost; the 240 pages
include Chopin's four ballades - including the one dramatically
featured in Polanski's recent film "The Pianist".
Chopin Books.
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