The Cambridge Companion to Chopin

by Jim Samson

This Companion is designed to provide the enquiring music lover with helpful insights into a musical style that recognizes no contradictions between the accessible and the sophisticated, between the popular and the significant.

Genres: Music, Classical Music

356 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

This Cambridge Companion was very engaging, not least because I am a pianist who enjoys playing Chopin. I very much enjoyed the chapters on the social and cultural context around Chopin and his music, especially the one's on Chopin reception in Poland and the 19th century public concert. I also really enjoyed the sections on the Nocturnes and the tonal architecture in early works.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent collection of essays on a wide variety of aspects, which is exactly what one hopes for with a book like this. A couple of weak essays (Chopin reception), but it does not spoil the net gain. Pleasure reading for music nerds like myself.

[Bastenska Garnitura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I need a book to write a seminar paper of Chopin's Sonata Op. 35 no.2 .