"The rich, well-elaborated context The meticulous motivic analysis is impressive Most stunning of all is the cultural panorama At some moments, it is even as if this is not a twenty-first-century author writing, but an intellectual from Chopins milieu who survived the composer really a great discoverythe book is written in the form of a musicological detective story Each new chapter strikes with the unexpectedness of its approaches and received data The book is a piece of musicological artistry." Min-Ad: Israel Studies in Musicology Online
"...an effulgent example of stellar research and eloquent writing... a uniquely interdisciplinary examination of Chopin's Preludes that never ceases to hold one's attention... a persuasive and carefully structured argument... engrossing... an extraordinary musical discovery... astonishing... a strikingly original achievement... highly recommended for pianists and piano teachers, for music libraries, and for academic libraries serving music programs." Music Reference Services Quarterly
"The Mystery of Chopins Préludes provides valuable insights into our structural and aesthetic understanding of Chopins preludes. Leikin presents a compelling case that the Dies Irae enshrouds Chopins preludes, thereby infusing these 'tone-painting reflections of Lamartines poem' with an aesthetic of death. Leikins systematic illustration of the Dies Irae motive establishes this book as a definitive resource about Chopins preludes for performers, scholars, and listeners." Notes "The rich, well-elaborated context The meticulous motivic analysis is impressive Most stunning of all is the cultural panorama At some moments, it is even as if this is not a twenty-first-century author writing, but an intellectual from Chopins milieu who survived the composer really a great discoverythe book is written in the form of a musicological detective story Each new chapter strikes with the unexpectedness of its approaches and received data The book is a piece of musicological artistry." Min-Ad: Israel Studies in Musicology Online
"...an effulgent example of stellar research and eloquent writing... a uniquely interdisciplinary examination of Chopin's Preludes that never ceases to hold one's attention... a persuasive and carefully structured argument... engrossing... an extraordinary musical discovery... astonishing... a strikingly original achievement... highly recommended for pianists and piano teachers, for music libraries, and for academic libraries serving music programs." Music Reference Services Quarterly
"The Mystery of Chopins Préludes provides valuable insights into our structural and aesthetic understanding of Chopins preludes. Leikin presents a compelling case that the Dies Irae enshrouds Chopins preludes, thereby infusing these 'tone-painting reflections of Lamartines poem' with an aesthetic of death. Leikins systematic illustration of the Dies Irae motive establishes this book as a definitive resource about Chopins preludes for performers, scholars, and listeners." Notes
"Anatole Leikins The Mystery of Chopins Préludes offers a far-reaching study of one of Chopins most famous opuses, testifying to the expansive hermeneutic and analytic terrain the Préludes offer He develops an original interpretation of the Préludes, one thatsuggests links between Chopins literary environment and the composition itself Leikin draws on literary analogies in order to shed new light on long-standing issues surrounding Op. 28 One of The Mystery of Chopins Préludes greatest merits is to guide its readers along many fascinating paths Leikins deep engagement with the work has followed." Ad Parnassum
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