Franz liszt chopin biography
- Franz Liszt's "Life of Chopin" purports to tell the life story and analyze the compositions of the famous Polish pianist and composer as seen by Liszt, his.
- The following is an e-text of "Life of Chopin," written by Franz Liszt and translated from the french by Martha Walker Cook.
- He was also an important and influential composer, a notable piano teacher, a conductor who contributed significantly to the modern development of the art, and.
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Life of Chopin by Franz Liszt
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Franz Liszt, Life of Chopin
Translated by Martha Walker Cook
(Boston: Oliver Ditson, [1863?])
Mudd Library
Franz Liszt (1811–1886) and Chopin both lived in Paris in the 1830s, so they knew each other well, although they were not close friends. The two composer-pianists differed sharply in their personalities, musical styles, and career paths, but Liszt deeply admired Chopin’s music, and its influence appears from time to time in his own compositions. Immediately after Chopin’s death in 1849, Liszt decided to write a book about his lost colleague. He began the project by sending a biographical questionnaire to Chopin’s sister, but she chose not to answer it, apparently offended either by its haste (her brother had been dead for only a few weeks) or by its nosiness. Working with the assistance of his mistress, Princess Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein (who was Polish herself), Liszt managed to complete the book nonetheless, although it contains more personal ruminations than biographical deta
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LIFE OF CHOPIN
by Franz Liszt
Translated from the French by Martha Walker Cook
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The following is an e-text of "Life of Chopin," written by Franz Liszt and translated from the french by Martha Walker Cook. The original edition was published in 1863; a fourth, revised edition (1880) was used in making this e-text. This e-text reproduces the fourth edition essentially unabridged, with
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