The Fryderyk Chopin Institute publishes number of different books referring to Chopin's life and output and also an important series of post-conference booklets, whose aim is to record and popularize the state of research on chosen Chopin issues touched upon during the annual International Chopinological Conferences, organized by the Institute. The series also allows to present the research of Polish academics internationally.
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A Swallow's Shadow - Ryszard Przybylski
The book by Ryszard Przybylski guides the reader through the maze of changing emotional states of the composer, and it tells a lot about who he was and how he felt up to the end – also when passing away.
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Polish edition of "Chopin and his critics: An Anthology"
Polish eidition of the anthology "Chopin and his critics: An Anthology", published by the Chopin Institute in 2011.
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Fryderyk Chopin As a Man and Musician - Frederick Niecks
The famous, extensive, two-volume monograph of Chopin – first Polish edition.
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Żelazowa Wola - album with photographs by Adam Kaczkowski
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute presents an album of Żelazowa Wola. The publication shows photographs taken by Adam Kaczkowski between 1956 and 1975.
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Fryderyk Chopin. Letters. Audiobook
Selection of Chopin's letters from different periods of his life, read by Zbigniew Zamachowski. The publication is enriched with drawings of Józef Wilkoń.
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La Polonia de Chopin. Guía ilustrada de los lugares relacionados con el compositor
A Spanish edition of the illustrated guide of Chopin’s places in Poland: 'Chopin's Poland. A guidebook to places associated with the composer'.
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Chopin and his Critics: An Anthology (up to World War I) - Irena Poniatowska (ed.)
Unique representation of the reception of both Chopin's personality and his work phenomenon from the composer's times to the First World War.
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Zelazowa Wola. History of Chopin's birth place - Mariola Wojtkiewicz
The new book dedicated to the birth place of Fryderyk Chopin – Żelazowa Wola. The book orders the history of Chopin's birth place from the moment when Ludwika Skarbek bought the manor till the present days.
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Balakirev in Warsaw and Żelazowa Wola
The book by Grzegorz Wiśniewski describes vividly and in detail the story of two pilgrimages taken by Balakirev to Żelazowa Wola.
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Chopin as seen by the Russians - Grzegorz Wiśniewski
set of statements of famous Russians – people connected with music, literature, art, on the subject of Chopin and his output
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Chopin's correspondence with George Sand and her children
The book prepared by the Chopin Institute and the State Publishing Institute.
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Fryderyk Chopin. The Origins - Piotr Mysłakowski, Andrzej Sikorski - English version
The book referring to the origin and life of Chopin's parents and their family, friends and acquaintances.
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Fryderyk Chopin. The Origins - Piotr Mysłakowski, Andrzej Sikorski - Polish version
The book referring to the origin and life of Chopin's parents and their family, friends and acquaintances.
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Fontana and Chopin in letters - Magdalena Oliferko
The book is shedding new light on the relationship between Chopin and Fontana.
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George Sand - Lucrezia Floriani
"Novel with a key" - bears strong resemblance to the story of Sand's relationship with Chopin.
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Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger - Fryderyk Chopin
Book for a broader audience interested in Chopin's music and biography, presents Chopin as teacher, performer and composer in the cultural context of the period.
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Irena Poniatowska - In the circle of reception and resonance of music. Chopin sketches
Collection of ten essays referring to the reception and resonance of the music of Chopin in the European culture.
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Memoirs of Count Fryderyk Skarbek
Integral edition of the memoirs of Count Fryderyk Skarbek – Chopin's godfather – edited by Piotr Mysłakowski.
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Polska Chopina [Chopin's Poland]. A guidebook to places associated with the composer
Book describes places where Chopin lived, stayed on his summer holidays or visited in passing.
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Chopin’s Poland. A guidebook to places associated with the composer
English version of the guidebook "Polska Chopina".
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