144 sidor 17x24cm, ill. i s/v, bibliografi, hft. Utgivarens beskrivning:
This biography is also a fascinating account of the period in which Chopin lived, and the way in which the political scene helped shape his music.
The important people and places in the composer´s life are brought vivisly to life by the extensive use of contemporary engravings, paintings and lithographs.
The author has made extensive use of contemporary accounts, letters, and notebooks, and reproduces little known caricatures drawn by Chopin.