Adam zamoyski chopin a biography on albert

CHOPIN: Prince of the Romantics
By Adam Zamoyski
HarperCollins Publishers
February 2012

In one of the first letters to his father, young Frederick Chopin complained that his feelings could only be fully expressed through music.

And, only a skillful biographer can persuasively transcribe Chopin’s turbulent life and his indescribable music into words.

Adam zamoyski chopin a biography on albert

Adam Zamoyski does just that in Chopin: Prince of the Romantics. In this new edition of his book, Zamoyski, a historian and an expert on the Napoleonic era, has thoroughly revised and updated Chopin’s biography with new research and findings that have come to light since its first publication in 1979.

The book’s scholarly quality, however, is graced by a gripping narrative making this goldmine of information a pleasure to read.

Zamoyski recounts Chopin’s life with sharp observation, psychological insight and gentle humor, creating a picture of a multifaceted artist, but most of all, of a c