- Chopin: the Man and His Music
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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.
- Chapters
- I. Poland: Youthful Ideals
- II. Paris: In the Maelstrom
- III. England, Scotland and Père La Chaise
- IV. The Artist
- V. The Poet and Psychologist
- VI. The Studies: Titanic Experiments (Part I)
- VI. The Studies: Titanic Experiments (Part II)
- VI. The Studies: Titanic Experiments (Part III)
- VII. Moods in Miniature: The Preludes
- VIII. Impromptus and Valses
- IX. Night and its Melancholy Mysteries: The Nocturnes
- X. The Ballades: Faery Dramas
- XI. Classical Currents
- XII. The Polonaises: Heroic Hymns of Battle
- XIII. Mazurkas: Dances of the Soul
- XIV. Chopin the Conquerer