What are some books that read like Frédéric Chopin's music?

"Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art." – Frédéric Chopin. Https%3a%2f%2fs3.amazonaws.com%2fuploads.bookwitty. read more

John Field's nocturnes. Debussy's piano music. Some of Liszt's piano music, particularly the transcendental études. Some of Chopin's contemporaries were writing similar music, Pierné, Chausson, and Franck slightly afterwards. read more

The stormy affair with the novelist lasted until 1847, by which time Chopin's illness had developed into tuberculosis (the generally accepted diagnosis, though some researchers have questioned it). He made a last concert tour through Great Britain in 1848. Chopin established the piano as a solo instrument free from choral or orchestral influence. read more