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Book of the Week: Chopin: Prince of the Romantics

Book of the Week: Chopin: Prince of the Romantics: Episode 5

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Chopin: Prince of the Romantics

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BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Chopin: Prince of the Romantics, Episode 5

As Paris is shaken by revolution, Chopin seeks refuge in Scotland.

As Paris is torn by revolution, Chopin takes refuge in Scotland, but must fend off local ladies. Read by Stephen Campbell Moore.

Adam Zamoyski's biography of the brief but eventful life of the great Romantic composer Frederic Chopin, from Polish child prodigy to Paris dandy, his turbulent relationship with George Sand and his early death, penniless in Paris.

As Paris is shaken by revolution, Chopin seeks refuge in Scotland, where he is forced to fend off the attentions of several well-meaning 'Scottish Ladies'. Returning to Paris, his health deteriorates rapidly and, relying on the benevolence and support of his friends, he retreats to his apartment, where he begins to make plans for his own sumptuous funeral.

Abridged by Doreen Estall.

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Adam Zamoyski's portrait of the life of the composer Frederic Chopin

Adam Zamoyski's biography of the brief but eventful life of the great Romantic composer Frederic Chopin

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