Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works, v. 1 (of 2)

"Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works, v. 1 (of 2)" by Maurycy Karasowski is a late 1800s biography that reveals the story of Frederic Chopin by looking at his family history, how he learned music, and the impact he had on piano music. The book shows Chopin as a person and as a musician, providing details about his relationships and also the events of the time that influenced both his life and his music. The story starts with Chopin's father, Nicholas, in Warsaw in the 1700s, and then it follows Nicholas as he travels from France to Poland and becomes a tutor in Warsaw. Next, the story tells about Frederic's childhood. As a child, he has great musical talent and performs for the public, all of which helps him develop into a talented and influential composer. It also showed just how much his family and where he grew up changed him and his music.