VI. THE STUDIES: TITANIC EXPERIMENTS. VII. MOODS IN MINIATURE: THE
PRELUDES. VIII. IMPROMPTUS AND VALSES. IX. NIGHT AND ITS MELANCHOLY
MYSTERIES: THE NOCTURNES. X. THE BALLADES: FAËRY DRAMAS. XI. CLASSICAL
CURRENTS. XII. THE POLONAISES: HEROIC HYMNS OF BATTLE. XIII. MAZURKAS:
DANCES OF THE SOUL. XIV. CHOPIN THE CONQUEROR. BIBLIOGRAPHY.
_Opinions of the Press_:
No pianist, amateur or professional, can rise from the perusal of his
pages without a deeper appreciation of the new forms of beauty which
Chopin has added, like so many species of orchids, to the musical flora
of the nineteenth century.--_The Nation._
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We have not space to follow him through his luxurious jungle of
interpretations, explanations, and suggestions; but we cordially invite
our readers, especially our piano-playing readers, to do so.--_The
Saturday Review._