Chopin in Britain

ISBN-13: 9780367879730 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 278 str.

Peter Willis

Opis

In 1848, Chopin visited England and Scotland. That autumn, he returned to Paris and the following autumn he was dead. Despite the fascination the composer continues to hold for scholars, this brief but important period remains little known. Peter Willis draws on extensive original documentary evidence, as well as cultural artefacts, to tell the

Spis treści

Introduction. Paris 1830s: Prologue 1. London: Summer 1837 2. Paris 1840s: Interlude 3. London 1848: Chopin in London 4. London 1848: Recitals 5. Edinburgh 6. Scottish Country Seats 7. Manchester: Concert in Gentlemen’s Concert Hall, Monday 28 August 1848 8. Glasgow: Concert in Merchants’ Hall, Wednesday 27 September 1848 9. Edinburgh: Concert in Hopetoun Rooms, Wednesday 4 October 1848 10. London: Concert in Guildhall, Thursday 16 November 1848 Conclusion. Paris 1849: Epilogue

O autorze

Peter Willis was an architect and Reader in the History of Architecture at Newcastle University. He completed a PhD in Music at Durham University in 2010. His publications include Charles Bridgeman and the Landscape Garden, New Architecture in Scotland, and Chopin in Manchester.