Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works, v. 1 (of 2)

Name: Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works, v. 1 (of 2)
Author: Karasowski, Maurycy

Karasowski, Maurycy

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849

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  Transcriberʼs Note:

  For the readers convenience, the index from Vol. II.
    has been added to the end of this volume.
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[Illustration: FREDERICK CHOPIN.]

  FREDERIC CHOPIN

  _HIS LIFE, LETTERS, AND WORKS_

  BY

  MORITZ KARASOWSKI.

  With Portrait.

  _TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY_

  EMILY HILL.

  “Chopin is and remains the boldest and proudest poetic spirit
     of the age.”—

  ROBERT SCHUMANN

  IN TWO VOLUMES.—VOL. I.

  LONDON:

  WILLIAM REEVES, 185, FLEET STREET,
  _Publisher of Musical Works_.

  1879.

  G. HILL, STEAM PRINTER,

  WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD,

  LONDON.

  CONTENTS.

                                                              PAGE.
  Preface

  CHAPTER I.

  Nicholas Chopinʼs Family and Friends. Zywny. Elsner.           1.

  CHAPTER II.

  Fredericʼs Childhood. His First Appearance in Public.
    Polish National Songs.                                      17.

  CHAPTER III.

  Chopinʼs Early Manhood. His First Journey. His
    Relations with Prince Anton Radziwill                       33.

  CHAPTER IV.

  The Journey to Berlin. Chopinʼs Letters. An Incident
    of the Return to Warsaw                                     40.

  CHAPTER V.

  Journey to Vienna, Prague, Teplitz, Dresden. Chopinʼs
    Performance at two Concerts in Vienna                       59.

  CHAPTER VI.

  Influence of the Last Journey on Chopin. Letters to
    Titus Woyciechowski. Farewell Concert in Warsaw.
    Chopin leaves his Native City                               87.

  CHAPTER VII.

  The Classic and Romantic Elements in Polish Literature.
    Influence of the Romantic School on Chopin. His
    First Compositions                                         123.

  CHAPTER VIII.

  German and Italian Music in the years 1827—1831.
    Johann Matuszynski                                         140.

  CHAPTER IX.

  Chopinʼs Stay in Breslau, Dresden, Prague, and Vienna        152.

  CHAPTER X.

  The Insurrection in Warsaw and its disastrous effect
    on Chopinʼs sojourn in Vienna                              170.

  CHAPTER XI.

  Further sojourn in Vienna. The journey to Munich.            193.

  CHAPTER XII.

  Destruction of Chopinʼs letters and other mementos in
    Warsaw. Stay in Munich. Departure for Paris.               212.

  CHAPTER XIII.

  Stay in Paris. Chopin proposes to receive instruction
    from Kalkbrenner. Correspondence about this
    with Elsner. Letter to Titus Woyciechowski.
    Chopinʼs desire to go to America not realized.
    He resolves to return to Warsaw. Soirée at
    Rothschildʼs                                               219.

  CHAPTER XIV.

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Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works, v. 1 (of 2)

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