Chopin in Britain - Peter Willis - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9781472451279 - December 18, 2017
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In 1848, the penultimate year of his life, Chopin visited England and Scotland at the instigation of his aristocratic Scots pupil, Jane Stirling. In the autumn of that year, he returned to Paris. The following autumn he was dead. Despite the fascination the composer continues to hold for scholars, this brief but important period, and his previous visit to London in 1837, remain little known. In this richly illustrated study, Peter Willis draws on extensive original documentary evidence, as well as cultural artefacts, to tell the story of these two visits and to place them into aristocratic and artistic life in mid-nineteenth-century England and Scotland. In addition to filling a significant hole in our knowledge of the composer's life, the book adds to our understanding of a number of important figures, including Jane Stirling and the painter Ary Scheffer. The social and artistic milieux of London, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh are brought to vivid life.

278 pages, 36 Halftones, color; 122 Halftones, black and white

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 18, 2017
ISBN13 9781472451279
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 278
Dimensions 240 × 163 × 24 mm   ·   758 g
Language English  

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