Book of the Week - Chopin: Prince of the Romantics
Adam Zamoyski's biography of the brief but eventful life of the great Romantic composer Frederic Chopin
Book of the Week - Chopin: Prince of the Romantics - Episode 1
Chopin's talent as a pianist is recognised early on. But despite being lauded as the great nationalist hope in his native Poland, he soon becomes stifled by Warsaw's provincialism.
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Book of the Week - Chopin: Prince of the Romantics - Episode 2
Chopin arrives in bohemian Paris, capital of the artistic world and home of the Romantic movement. Before long he becomes one of the most celebrated figures in Parisian society.
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Book of the Week - Chopin: Prince of the Romantics - Episode 3
Chopin meets the most notorious woman of the day, the cigar-toting, cross-dressing writer George Sand. Soon, the two raise eyebrows in Parisian society when they become lovers.
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Book of the Week - Chopin: Prince of the Romantics - Episode 4
Chopin is constantly plagued by ill health. And when his relationship with the notorious George Sand breaks down, he begins to lose his inspiration.
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Book of the Week - Chopin: Prince of the Romantics - Episode 5
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'.
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