Reviews the most important aspects of nineteenth-century European Romanticism in music and the other arts, discussing how Frederic Chopin related to other major figures in the movement, how the piano became the most important instrument in the movement, how the period's art songs were inspired, and other related topics.

Translation of: Chopin e la musica romantica. "Original edition c1999 by DoGi spa, Florence, Italy"--T.p. verso. Includes index.