By Frederick Niecks
Contents
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
PROEM.
POLAND AND THE POLES.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
EPILOGUE.
APPENDICES.
APPENDIX I. THE GOLDEN AGE OP POLISH MUSIC.
APPENDIX II. EARLY PERFORMANCES OF CHOPIN'S WORKS IN GERMANY.
APPENDIX III. MADAME SCHUMANN ON CHOPIN'S VISIT TO LEIPZIG.
APPENDIX IV. REBECCA DIRICHLET ON CHOPIN AT MARIENBAD.
APPENDIX V. PALMA AND VALDEMOSA.
APPENDIX VI. On Tempo Rubato.
APPENDIX VII. CAROLINE HARTMANN.
APPENDIX VIII. MADAME PERUZZI.
APPENDIX IX.
APPENDIX X. PORTRAITS OF CHOPIN.
I. WORKS PUBLISHED WITH OPUS NUMBERS DURING THE COMPOSER'S LIFETIME.
II. WORKS PUBLISHED WITHOUT OPUS NUMBERS DURING THE COMPOSER'S
III. WORKS PUBLISHED WITH OPUS NUMBERS AFTER THE COMPOSER'S DEATH.
IV. WORKS PUBLISHED WITHOUT OPUS NUMBERS AFTER THE COMPOSER'S DEATH.