Frederick Chopin A Man Of Solitude
Restored Classics to Go EditionBy Guy de Pourtalès
Length6h 48m
About this audiobook
This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. In "Frederick Chopin A Man Of Solitude," author comte Guy de Pourtalès offers a revelation of the composer not simply as an isolated genius, but as the true poet of the piano. This landmark biography ventures beyond the concert hall to explore the quiet sanctum where Chopin's solitude forged a new and revolutionary musical lyricism. Pourtalès illuminates how this profound inner world gave voice not only to personal longing but to the very soul of a nation, captured in the defiant spirit of the polonaise. Originally published in 1927, this work transcends its era by exploring the universal nature of artistic creation. As a seminal biography of Chopin (Frédéric, 1810-1849), it remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand one of Poland's most revered composers and the world he inhabited. It is an unforgettable study of how isolation forges a poetic soul, offering a profound understanding of the private man behind the immortal music.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length6 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 13, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1FREDERICK CHOPIN: A MAN OF SOLITUDE
2DEDICATION
3CHAPTER I “An angel, fair of face as a tall, sad woman”
4CHAPTER II The Childhood of Chopin
5CHAPTER III The Birth of the Poet
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6CHAPTER IV “Sorrow” and “Ideal”
7CHAPTER V Revolution at Warsaw and Solitude at Vienna
8CHAPTER VI “I doubt whether there is a city on Earth where more pianists are to be found than in Paris”
9CHAPTER VII Happy Years, Working Years
10CHAPTER VIII Marie Wodzinska and the Dusk
11CHAPTER IX First Sketch of George Sand
12CHAPTER X Letters of Two Novelists
13CHAPTER XI The Chartreuse of Valdemosa
14CHAPTER XII “If music be the food of love, play on”
15CHAPTER XIII On some Friendships of Chopin, and on his Æsthetics
16CHAPTER XIV Misunderstandings, Loneliness
17CHAPTER XV Chagrin, Hate
18CHAPTER XVI The Story of an Estrangement
19CHAPTER XVII Swan Song
20CHAPTER XVIII “The Cypresses have their caprices”
21CHAPTER XIX The Death of Chopin
22CHAPTER XX An Epitaph for a Poet
23SOURCES
24PRINCIPAL WORKS CONSULTED
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