 "It reads like a detective story:
background, issues, motive, capability, opportunity, clues, red herring, suspects and
verdict."
- Elisabeth Krantz, Jönköping |
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| "I have rapidly gone
through it and see how tempting it is already." - Senior policy advisor of an
international organization, Geneva. |
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 "I
have danced to Chopin's Nocturnes while Cecilia played them and have understood a world
that is indescribable in beauty. Their discovery of the mysterious donation and more
importantly the passionate secret love between Chopin and Jenny Lind is a remarkable
discovery". - Ballet dancer, Brussels. |
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| "May your book bring the
large number of Chopin and Jenny Lind friends even closer together, at a time of
impressive historical changes in Europe." - Ambassador of an EU member state,
Brussels. |
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| "I bought the Standard
version of the biography, but I would now like to upgrade to the Special version." - Golf player, Lasne. |
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| "Thank you very much for
the book we have just received. It is a fantastic piece of work. My
congratulations." - General manager, Warsaw. |
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 “Claudius Harris
alias Captain Harris stands for the initials CH, i.e. the initials that Chopin
often used to sign his own letters. That
can hardly be a coincidence (ref. pages 75-76 of the biography).Jenny
Lind was obviously fond of symbolism. It is indicated not only by the
‘Sonnambula’ donation you have identified, but also, for example, by the image
on page 73 where she sounds the G for Günther on the piano as well as by her
interpretation of Chopin's Mazurka Op. 24 on page 87." - Kerstin, Stockholm. |
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| "It was interesting to see
how Chopin was impressed by the new express train that brought him from London to
Edinburgh in twelve hours on 5 August 1848". - Medical doctor, Copenhagen. |
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"I was pleased to receive
your book that looks wonderful and well
illustrated." - Director of a global health entity, Geneva. |
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 "You have made a sensational discovery. It is almost incredible that
no one had made it before." - Composer and musicologist, Brussels. |
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| "Jag är i full gång med
att läsa er bok om Chopin, den är spännande och lättläst. Det är otroligt så
mycket fakta ni har luskat fram!" - Karin Falk, Lillehammer. |
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 "Cecilia, what you and Jens have discovered is truly remarkable and brings
hope and romance into our stale lives".Pamela Cordova,
lawyer, Brussels. |
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| "Its design and content
made it a pleasure to study the book. Many
thanks." - Ambassador of an EU member state. |
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| "Jeg synes rent ud sagt at
det er et imponerende værk. Dybt inspirende i hypotese og gennemførelse, men så
sandeligt også i dokumentation og layout." - Professor at the Royal Academy of
Music, Copenhagen. |
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The biography
"Chopin and The
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
The late New York Times journalist Tad Szulc wrote in his book Chopin in Paris
(N.Y. 2000, page 395):
"The question naturally arose as to what had happened to the money, but the story is
too convoluted to merit very detailed examination".
Szulc and other scholars failed over 150
years to resolve the mystery about the 25,000 francs, let alone the subject of Chopin's
mariage deliberations in 1848.
WHAT CAN WE LEARN
Issues of the 19th century continue to apply to the 21st century:
National revolutions
European politics
Technology development
Infectious diseases
Love and death
The power of culture |
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