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[Chopin, Frédéric. (1810–1849)] Barbedette, Hippolyte. (1827–1901). Chopin. Essai de critique musicale - FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST BOOKS ON CHOPIN. Paris: Leiber, éditeur, librairie centrale des sciences. 1861. First Edition. 8vo. (16 x 23.7 cm). viii (9)-68 pp. Fine full blue morocco jansen style binding with raised bands and title in gilt, marbled inner boards bordered in beautiful gilt-stamped design. Scattered minor foxing, a few rubs to the boards, overall a fine copy of this scarce volume.
The remarkable French polymath Hippolyte Barbedette was not only a composer (of at least 150 works), but also the author of biographies of many contemporary and earlier musicians: Weber, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Gluck and Heller (his friend) to name but some. He also reviewed concerts for the press until his final years. On top of all this, he was a magistrate and politician.
The remarkable French polymath Hippolyte Barbedette was not only a composer (of at least 150 works), but also the author of biographies of many contemporary and earlier musicians: Weber, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Gluck and Heller (his friend) to name but some. He also reviewed concerts for the press until his final years. On top of all this, he was a magistrate and politician.
[Chopin, Frédéric. (1810–1849)] Barbedette, Hippolyte. (1827–1901). Chopin. Essai de critique musicale - FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST BOOKS ON CHOPIN. Paris: Leiber, éditeur, librairie centrale des sciences. 1861. First Edition. 8vo. (16 x 23.7 cm). viii (9)-68 pp. Fine full blue morocco jansen style binding with raised bands and title in gilt, marbled inner boards bordered in beautiful gilt-stamped design. Scattered minor foxing, a few rubs to the boards, overall a fine copy of this scarce volume.
The remarkable French polymath Hippolyte Barbedette was not only a composer (of at least 150 works), but also the author of biographies of many contemporary and earlier musicians: Weber, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Gluck and Heller (his friend) to name but some. He also reviewed concerts for the press until his final years. On top of all this, he was a magistrate and politician.
The remarkable French polymath Hippolyte Barbedette was not only a composer (of at least 150 works), but also the author of biographies of many contemporary and earlier musicians: Weber, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Gluck and Heller (his friend) to name but some. He also reviewed concerts for the press until his final years. On top of all this, he was a magistrate and politician.