A biography of the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin and a critical analysis of his work by American music writer and critic James Huneker. (Summary by Julie VW)
Chapters
1 01 I. Poland: Youthful Ideals 46 min 2 02 II. Paris: In the Maelstrom 55 min 3 03 III. England, Scotland and Père La Chaise 29 min 4 04 IV. The Artist 49 min 5 05 V. The Poet and Psychologist 31 min 6 06 VI. The Studies: Titanic Experiments (Part I) 46 min 7 07 VI. The Studies: Titanic Experiments (Part II) 30 min 8 08 VI. The Studies: Titanic Experiments (Part III) 29 min 9 09 VII. Moods in Miniature: The Preludes 35 min 10 10 VIII. Impromptus and Valses 18 min 11 11 IX. Night and its Melancholy Mysteries: The Nocturnes 33 min 12 12 X. The Ballades: Faery Dramas 23 min 13 13 XI. Classical Currents 43 min 14 14 XII. The Polonaises: Heroic Hymns of Battle 24 min 15 15 XIII. Mazurkas: Dances of the Soul 57 min 16 16 XIV. Chopin the Conquerer 21 min
