James Huneker

This classic in music biography and criticism reflects the intimate knowledge of Chopin's music acquired by the author while studying to become a concert pianist. Part 1 deals with Chopin's life and comments on his teachings and performances; the second part offers a brilliant, piece-by-piece analysis of the entire body of his music.

The Man and His Music

Chopin

Charles Baudelaire

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1919 Edition.

The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire

Frédéric François Chopin 1810-1849 was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of French-Polish parentage. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music. Chopin was born in Zelazowa Wola, a village in the Duchy of Warsaw. A renowned child-prodigy pianist and composer, Chopin grew up in Warsaw and completed his music education there; he composed many mature works in Warsaw before leaving Poland in 1830 at age 20, shortly before the November 1830 Uprising.Following the Russian suppression of the Uprising, he settled in Paris as part of Poland's Great Emigration. During the remaining 19 years of his life, Chopin gave only some 30 public performances, preferring the more intimate atmosphere of the salon; he supported himself by sales of his compositions and as a piano teacher. After some romantic dalliances with Polish women, including an abortive engagement, from 1837 to 1847 he carried on a relationship with the French writer Amantine Dupin (pen name "George Sand"). For most of his life, Chopin suffered from poor health; he died in Paris in 1849 at age 39.The vast majority of Chopin's works are for solo piano, though he also wrote two piano concertos, a few chamber pieces and some songs to Polish texts. His piano works are often technically demanding, with an emphasis on nuance and expressive depth. Chopin invented the instrumental ballade and made major innovations to the piano sonata, mazurka, waltz, nocturne, polonaise, étude, impromptu, scherzo and prélude.

Genius at Work

Chopin: the Man and His Music

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in large print

Chopin; The Man and His Music

"Promenades of an Impressionist" is a book about the works and achievements of prominent impressionist artists, including Paul Cezanne, Monticelli, Degas, Botticelli, Rodin, and others. The authors focus on the novelty the artists brought to the history of arts and also analyze their most prominent works.

Promenades of an Impressionist

Bernard Shaw

Containing as Well A Word on the Dramatic Opinions and Essays, of G. Bernard Shaw

Dramatic Opinions and Essays by G. Bernard Shaw

Egoists, a Book of Supermen: Stendahl, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Anatole France, Huysmans, Barrès, Nietzsche, Blake, Ibsen, Stirner, and Ernest Hello

Painted Veils is a book by James Huneker. It depicts a contemplation on sexuality, love, mortality and several dangerous frivolities amongst artsy New Yorkers, considered a shocking book in its time.

Painted Veils

Reproduction of the original: The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire by James Huneker

Stendhal, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Anatole France, Huysmans, Barrès, Nietzsche, Blake, Ibsen, Stirner, and Ernest Hello

Egoists, a Book of Supermen

Reproduction of the original: Franz Liszt by James Huneker

Franz Liszt

"Painted Veils" by James Huneker. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Steeplejack: pt. III. New York (1877-1917)

Steeplejack: Apology. pt. 1. In old Philadelphia. pt. 2. Paris forty years ago

Reproduction of the original: Promenades of An Impressionist by James Huneker

Promenades of An Impressionist

"Ivory, Apes and Peacocks" by James Huneker. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Ivory, Apes and Peacocks

Reproduction of the original: Yvory Apes and Peacocks by James Huneker

James Huneker

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