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01 I. Poland: Youthful Ideals
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02 II. Paris: In the Maelstrom
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03 III. England, Scotland and Père La Chaise
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04 IV. The Artist
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05 V. The Poet and Psychologist
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06 VI. The Studies: Titanic Experiments (Part I)
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07 VI. The Studies: Titanic Experiments (Part II)
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08 VI. The Studies: Titanic Experiments (Part III)
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09 VII. Moods in Miniature: The Preludes
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10 VIII. Impromptus and Valses
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11 IX. Night and its Melancholy Mysteries: The Nocturnes
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12 X. The Ballades: Faery Dramas
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13 XI. Classical Currents
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14 XII. The Polonaises: Heroic Hymns of Battle
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15 XIII. Mazurkas: Dances of the Soul
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16 XIV. Chopin the Conquerer
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Personal history and close attention to piano writing share the pages of James Huneker's 1900 study of Chopin. The first part follows the composer from Poland to Paris and considers his family, teachers, friendships, and artistic temperament. Huneker also weighs conflicting accounts of Chopin's birth date, showing how biographical evidence becomes part of the discussion rather than simply presenting a settled timeline.
The second part groups the music by form, including studies, preludes, nocturnes, ballades, polonaises, and mazurkas. In the passage on the Winter Wind study, Huneker compares editors' choices of notes, fingering, phrasing, and accents, while considering the relationship between technical demands and musical expression. This combination gives pianists and listeners a view of how an early critic understood Chopin's work, with detailed comments on individual compositions alongside the account of his life.
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- Author
- James Huneker
- Reading time
- About 6 hours
- Pages
- 159
- Language
- English
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- Music
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