On this Day!

[Joy]

1849 -- After a long struggle with tuberculosis, Frederic Chopin dies in Paris at age 39. He was buried between Bellini and Cherubini.
Will listen later on to his Opus 49 (Fantasy).

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[Teresa]

Originally posted by Joy:
1849 -- After a long struggle with tuberculosis, Frederic Chopin dies in Paris at age 39. He was buried between Bellini and Cherubini.
Will listen later on to his Opus 49 (Fantasy).

Joy,

Can you recommend a good biography of Chopin? None of the ones listed on Amazon appear to be rated very well.

[Peter]

Originally posted by Teresa:
Joy,

Can you recommend a good biography of Chopin? None of the ones listed on Amazon appear to be rated very well.

Try Chopin in Paris by Tad Szulc.

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[Joy]

Originally posted by Teresa:
Joy,

Can you recommend a good biography of Chopin? None of the ones listed on Amazon appear to be rated very well.

Teresa: You might want to try a biography of "Frederic Chopin" by Eric Michael Summerer brand new and just came out in this year.



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