Life of Chopin: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Life of Chopin, credited to Franz Liszt, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Life of Chopin by Franz Liszt. (Translated by Martha Walker Cook .) Read in English by bala; Lori Arsenault; inflected Chopin was a romantic era Polish composer. This work is a memoir by Liszt who knew Chopin both as man and artist. This memoir gives a unique understanding to the psychological character of the compositions of Chopin. It also offers Liszt's insight into some of Chopin's polonaises, especially the grand polonaise in F sharp minor. Liszt explains the strange emotion "ZAL" which is inclosed in his compositions. Then, presents a brief sketch on the lives of other great people in Chopin's circle. After that, Liszt discusses Chopin's fame and early life. Finally, Liszt gives a detailed account on Chopin's sufferings due to ill health and the unfortunate departure of the great composer. - Summary by Λ

Recording facts

• Recording title: Life of Chopin
• Author credits: Franz Liszt
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 12
• Listed recording duration: 6:12:18

Catalogue topics

• music
• chopin
• composers

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 10:52
2. 01 - Chapter I — 32:57
3. 02 - Chapter II Part I — 25:00
4. 03 - Chapter II Part II — 26:23
5. 04 - Chapter III — 43:31
6. 05 - Chapter IV — 43:18
7. 06 - Chapter V Part I — 34:33
8. 07 - Chapter V Part II — 33:52
9. 08 - Chapter VI Part I — 21:52
10. 09 - Chapter VI Part II — 20:30
11. 10 - Chapter VII — 37:12
12. 11 - Chapter VIII — 42:18

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