The Life of Chopin

To a people always prompt in its recognition of genius and ready tosympathize in the joys and woes of a truly great artist this work will be oneof exceeding int... » 

To a people always prompt in its recognition of genius and ready tosympathize in the joys and woes of a truly great artist this work will be oneof exceeding interest. It is a short glowing and generous sketch from thehand of Franz Liszt who considered in the double light of composer andperformer has no living equal of the original and romantic Chopin the mostethereal subtle and delicate among our modern tonepoets. It is a rare thingfor a great artist to write on art to leave the passionate worlds of sounds orcolors for the colder realm of words rarer still for him to abdicate eventemporarily his own throne to stand patiently and hold aloft the blazingtorch of his own genius to illume the gloomy grave of another yet this hasLiszt done through love for Chopin. «