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Acknowledgment

For their kindness I wish to thank:

American Committee for Emigre Scholars, Writers and Artists; Congrs pour la Liberte de la Culture; Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, Inc., Dr. Clarence Adler; Dr. Alfred Berlstein; Mr. Josef Bonime; Mrs. Aniela Borowik; Mr. Oscar Bramson; Mr. Clyde Burrows; Mr. J. R. Elyacher; Mr. Milton Feist; Dr. Nillo M. Felicelli; Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Fischbach; Mr. Maximilian Friede; Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Friendly; Mrs. Blanche Garfinkle; Mr. L. L. Gildesgame; Mr. Joseph S. Gruss; Mrs. D. M. Holtzman; Prof. Clement Jedrzejewski; Mr. A. Jurzy-kowski; Mr. M. Kestenberg; Mrs. Lloyd Marcus; Mrs. H. S. Meltzer; Mrs. H. W. Perlstein; Mr. Louis S. Posner; Mr. Alfred Shenker; Mr. Oscar Shenker; Mr. Harry Starr; Mrs. Irena Stern; Dr. Brona Szuldberg; Mrs. M. Tumarkin; Mr. Paul Uhlmann.

I wish to extend my appreciation to Harriet Brodey, Norbert Guterman, and Milton Feist for their valuable help in the preparation of the English text; to Christopher Bortnowski for his expressive sketch of Chopin.

J. H.

Sources

Breithaupt, R. M.: Die natrliche klaviertechnik (The natural piano technique ), Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger, 1912

Bronarski, Dr. Ludwig: Harmonika Chopina ( Chopins Harmonics ), Warsaw, 1935

Busoni, Ferruccio: Letters to his wife, London, Edward Arnold, 1938

Busoni, Ferruccio: Mj testament muzyczny (My musical testament), Warsaw, Muzyka, 1932

Blow, Hans Von: His early correspondence, edited by his widow, New York, D. Appleton Company, 1896

Frederic Chopin 1810-1849, edited by Stephan P. Mierzwa, New York, Kosciuszko Foundation and Macmillan Co., 1949

Cooke, James F.: Great men and famous musicians, Philadelphia, Theodor Presser Co., 1925

Dent, Edward J.: Ferruccio Busoni, London, Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1933

Gide, Andr: Notes on Chopin, New York, Philosophical Library, 1949

Godowski, Leopold: O moich transkrypcjach slow kilkoro (A few words about my transcriptions), Warsaw, Muzyka, 1932

Hoesick, Ferdynand: Chopin ycie i twrczo (ChopinLife and Work), Warsaw, 1911

Hofmann, Josef: Piano playing, Philadelphia, Theodor Presser Co., 1920

Kleczy ski, J.: Chopins greater works, London, William Reeves, 1896

Nietzsche, Friedrich: Dziela ( Frederic Nietzsches Works ), Warsaw, J. Mortkowicz, 1913

Opie ski, Henryk: Listy F. Szopena ( Chopins letters ), Warsaw, Wiadomo i Literackie, 1937

Pa ( In Rachmaninoffs memory ), edited by S. A. Satinoy, New York, 1946

Sauer, Emil: Testament Liszta (The testament of Liszt), Warsaw, Muzyka, 1938

Schumann, Robert: On music and musicians, New York, Pantheon Books Inc., 1946

Seroff, Victor J.: Rachmaninoff, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1950

Sydow, Bronislaw Edward: Bibliografia F.F. Szopena ( Chopins Bibliography ), Warsaw, 1949

Wierzy ski, Casimir: The Life and Death of Chopin, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1949

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Frederic Chopin 1810-1849 edited by Stephan P. Mierzwa

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Opie ski, Henryk: Listy F. Szopena

N UMBERS : 5, 7, 13, 18, 20, 33, 34, 39, 47, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 66, 70, 74, 112.

Hoesick, Ferdynand: Chopin- ycie i twrczo

N UMBERS : 8, 15, 18*, 48.

Kleczy ski, J.: Chopins greater works

N UMBERS : 21, 35, 37, 72, 79, 87, 115, 118.

Schumann, Robert: On music and musicians

N UMBER : 22.

Hofmann, Josef: Piano playing

N UMBER : 25.

Sauer, Emil: Testament Liszta

N UMBERS : 26, 27, 28.

Godowski, Leopold: O moich transkrypcjach slow kilkoro

N UMBERS: 30, 32, 38.

Dent, Edward J.: Ferruccio Busoni

N UMBERS : 31, 117.

Cooke, James F.: Great men and famous musicians

N UMBERS : 36, 41, 49.

Gide, Andre: Notes on Chopin

N UMBER : 40.

Nietzsche: Dziela

N UMBERS : 42, 43, 44, 89.

Busoni, Ferruccio: Letters to his wife

N UMBER : 53.

Breithaupt, R. M.: Die natrliche klaviertechnik

N UMBERS : 69, 85.

Seroff, Victor J.: Rachmaninoff,

N UMBERS : 83, 110.

Satinoy, S. A.:

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