Fryderyk Chopin. A Life and Times, Main, Paperback - Professor Alan Walker

A landmark biography of the Polish composer by one of the world's leading authorities on Chopin and his time.Publisher: Faber & FaberAuthor(s): Pro...

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As a young Polish boy, Chopin was composing his own tunes at the age of five. He learned Latin, Greek, and French, then German, English, and Italia...

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Reducere. Life of Chopin by Franz LisztFrédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for solo p...

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