Chopin (Master Musicians Series) - Hardcover

Samson, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0028647351 ISBN 13: 9780028647357

Publisher: Schirmer Reference, 1997

Synopsis

From Frederic Chopin's birth in Poland and eventful flight in the wake of the Polish rebellion against the Russians, through his life in Paris and his ill-fated love affair with George Sand, until his eventual death of tuberculosis, this latest entry in the popular Master Musician Series examines the life and work of the great pianist and composer. 16 photos. 47 music examples.

About this title

About the Author:

Formerly Professor of Musicology at Exeter University, Jim Samson has been Professor of Music at Bristol University since 1994. He has published extensively on Chopin and is regarded internationally as a leading authority on the composer.

Review:

`This is a formiddable book...Professor Samson is the leading contemporary Chopin scholar with a vast knowledge of the subject...a well-written an erudite book; dense but well worth struggling to come to terms with'
BBC Music Magazine

`Jim Samson's engaging biography is interwoven--in the best tradition of the invaluable master musician series...with chapters devoted to a comprehensive chronilogical survey of the music, plus a list of works, a calendar of the composer's life and times...vividly written biography.'
The Musical Times

`Jim Samson's engaging biography is interwoven--in the best tradition of the invaluable Master Musicians series...with chapters devoted to a comprehensive chronological survey of the music, plus a list of works, a calendar of the composer's life and times...vividly written biography.'
The Musical Times

`An authoritative 'life and works' by an eminent scholar.'
BBC Music, October 1999

About this edition

• Publisher: Schirmer Reference
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0028647351
• ISBN 13: 9780028647357
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 322