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Frederic Chopin - Prince of the Romantics - My Review

  ā€œChopin was the sweet evening star, who shone only for a moment ā€œ       - Camille Saint-Saens According to Franz Liszt  ā€œ  Chopinā€™s bearing had so much distinction, and his manners such a cachet of good breeding that one naturally treated him as a prince. ā€œ - Franz Liszt  We recently bought a new biography of Frederic Chopin called ā€œ Chopin - Prince of the Romantics ā€œ By Adam Zamoyski   !  There are several Chopinā€™s biography books.     Weā€™ve read several and we think this is the best biography of Chopin, because a lot of new information has come to light in the last 30 or so years, and this book updates a lot and shines new insight into Chopin.  The above house is Frederic Chopin's birthplace.  And above it, the lady to the left is a portrait of his mother Justyna Chopin and to the right is a portrait of his father, Nicolas Chopin. While reading this book...