FRYDERYK CHOPIN: A Life and Times by Dr. Alan Walker has FOUR STARRED REVIEWS!!! Now that’s music to our ears!
“Citing a proliferation of newly available material relating to Chopin (1810-1849), award-winning musicologist Walker delivers a magnificent, elegantly written biography of the famed composer. An absorbing biography unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon.” – Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“[FRYDERYK CHOPIN] is sure to become the definitive biography on the great composer. Accessible as well as engrossing… Heartily recommended to everyone with an interest in the subject.” – Library Journal, starred review
“[An] expansive, authoritative biography. The study is packed with information and insightful analyses of Chopin’s major works that will interest professional musicians, and even nonspecialists will be entranced by Walker’s piquant storytelling and graceful prose.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Informed by the latest discoveries about the composer, Walker’s biography is a towering and beautiful achievement.” – Booklist, starred review
FRYDERYK CHOPIN will be available October 16, 2018 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux.