Life of Chopin (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781512283723)

To a people, always prompt in its recognition of genius, and ready to sympathize in the joys and woes of a truly great artist, this work will be one of exceeding interest. It is a short, glowing, and generous sketch, from the hand of Franz Liszt, (who, considered in the double light of composer and performer, has no living equal, ) of the original and romantic Chopin; the most ethereal, subtle, and delicate among our modern tone-poets. It is a rare thing for a great artist to write on art, to leave the passionate worlds of sounds or colors for the colder realm of words; rarer still for him to abdicate, even temporarily, his own throne, to stand patiently and hold aloft the blazing torch of his own genius, to illume the gloomy grave of another: yet this has Liszt done through love for Chopin

Author: Franz Liszt
ISBN-10: 151228372X
ISBN-13: 9781512283723
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/19/2015
Pages: 94
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.19d