Chopin : his life & music / by Jeremy Nicholas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholas, Jeremy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.

Chopin, Frédéric.

Composers--Biography.

Composers.

Piano music.

Concertos (Piano)--Excerpts.

Concertos (Piano).

Genre:

Piano music.

Biographies.

Excerpts.

Physical Description:

xi, 268 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, music ; 23 cm + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, 2007.

Summary:

Sourcebooks MediaFusion and Naxos proudly present this fascinating biography of Frederic Chopin.

Chopin is one of the world's best-loved piano composers, credited with creating and developing new forms for the instrument. Jeremy Nicholas offers a clear perspective on Chopin's complex character. Only in music did he fully express his innermost feelings.

This splendid volume comes complete with two CDs of carefully selected Chopin pieces. Readers also gain access to an exclusive website where they can hear the works in their entirety and explore additional content.

A revolutionary biography utilizing traditional and new media, Chopin: His Life and Music provides a uniquely rounded portrait of this peerless composer and his innovatory music.

Naxos is the world's leading classical music label and provider of classical music over the Internet at www.naxos.com.

Contents:

Contents of compact discs: Disc 1: Variations in B flat major for piano and orchestra on 'Là ci darem la mano' from Mozart's Don Giovanni : op. 2. Movement 2, Romanze : [from] Piano concerto no. 1 in E minor, op. 11. Waltz in E minor (1830). Nocturne in E flat major, op. 9, no. 2. Nocturne in F sharp major, op. 15, no. 2. Etude in C major, op. 10, no. 1. Etude in E major, op. 10, no. 3 : Tristesse. Etude in G flat major, op. 10, no. 5 : Black key. Etude in C minor, op. 10, no. 12 : Revolutionary. Mazurka in A minor, op. 17, no. 4. Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, op. 66. Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23. Etude in A flat major, op. 25, no. 1. Etude in A minor, op. 25, no. 11. Impromptu no. 1 in A flat major, op. 29. Mazurka in C sharp minor, op. 30, no. 4

Disc 2: Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 31. Prelude in E minor, op. 28, no. 4. Prelude in D flat major, op. 28, no. 15 : Raindrop. Movement 3, Funeral march, Lento : [from] Piano sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 35. Waltz in A flat major, op. 42. Nocturne in C minor, op. 48, no. 1. Fantasy in F minor, op. 49. Polonaise in A flat major, op. 53 : Heroic. Berceuse in D flat major, op. 57. Finale, Presto non tanto : [from] Piano sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58. Barcarolle in F sharp major, op. 60.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, index and glossary.

Annotations of the CD tracks on p. 252-259.

Contains:

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Piano music. Selections

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 1, op. 11, E minor. Romance

ISBN:

1402207573

9781402207570

OCLC:

76820013