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Chopin's Funeral

by Benita Eisler

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Frédéric Chopins reputation as one of the Great Romantics endures, but as Benita Eisler reveals in her elegant and elegiac biography, the man was more complicated than his iconic image.

A classicist, conservative, and dandy who relished his conquest of Parisian society, the Polish émigré was for a while blessed with genius, acclaim, and the love of Europes most infamous woman writer, George Sand. But by the age of 39, the man whose brilliant compositions had thrilled audiences in the most fashionable salons lay dying of consumption, penniless and abandoned by his lover. In the fall of 1849, his lavish funeral was attended by thousands—but not by George Sand.

In this intimate portrait of an embattled man, Eisler tells the story of a turbulent love affair, of pain and loss redeemed by art, and of worlds—both private and public—convulsed by momentous change.

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About the Author

Benita Eisler is the author of OKeeffe and Stieglitz: An American Romance and Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame. She lives in New York City.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780375708688

Author:

Eisler, Benita

Publisher:

Vintage Books

Subject:

Composers & Musicians - Classical Composers

Subject:

Chopin, Frederic

Subject:

Sand, George

Subject:

Composers & Musicians - General

Subject:

Chopin, Frederic - Death and burial

Subject:

Composers & Musicians

Subject:

Biography-Composers and Musicians

Copyright:

2004

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series:

Vintage

Publication Date:

20040631

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

240

Dimensions:

8 x 5.2 x 0.5 in 0.55 lb

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