Great Composers in Words & Music: Frédéric Chopin
Antoni Wit, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucy Scott (Speaker), Olga Pasichnyk (Soprano), Maria Kliegel (Violoncello), Bernd Glemser (Piano), Eldar Nebolsin (Piano), Kadar Qian (Piano), Natalya Pasichnyk (Piano), Idil Biret (Piano)
℗ 2022
- 00:09Introduction
- 00:39Prélude in B major op. 28/11 B. 107
- 01:56You May Well Know Him Not as Frédéric François Chopin
- 01:02Grande fantaisie sur des airs polonais, op. 13 B. 28: II. Andantino (Excerpt)
- 06:09An Extract From the Second Movement of Chopin's 1828 Piece
- 01:05Polonaise in G minor B. 1 (Excerpt)
- 01:47Such Was the Young Chopin's Musical Renown
- 02:44Rondo in C minor op. 1 B. 10 (Excerpt)
- 03:36Chopin's Early Years Were Spent Not Only in Warsaw
- 01:08Mazurka in A flat major op. 7/4 B. 61
- 03:33In 1826, After Finishing His Studies
- 02:19Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor op. 21 B. 43: II. Larghetto (Excerpt)
- 04:13Chopin Was the Talk of the Town
- 02:04Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" op. 2 B. 22: Var. I. Brillante – Var. II. Veloce, ma accuratament
- 03:28"The Whole of Paris Went Crazy," Wrote Chopin’s Friend
- 02:32Nocturne in E flat major op. 9/2 B. 54 (Excerpt)
- 03:00I Am in Great Request. I Have Entered the Cream of Society
- 02:27Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor op. 35 B. 128: III. Marche funèbre (Excerpt)
- 03:06Although It Was Not Written Until a Couple of Years Later
- 01:3117 Polish Songs op. 74: No. 14 Pierścień
- 03:21In the Summer of 1838
- 01:13Prélude in D flat major op. 28/15, B. 107 "Raindrop" (Excerpt)
- 00:56If the "Raindrop" Prélude Is Ultimately Serene in Style
- 01:33Prélude in D minor op. 28/24 B. 107 (Excerpt)
- 03:51In Late January 1839, Chopin's Health
- 03:26Fantasie in F minor for Piano op. 49 B. 137 (Bars 37-137)
- 00:29As Far as Contrasting Moods Go
- 01:59Fantasie in F minor for Piano op. 49 B. 137 (Bars 199-235)
- 02:02The Principle of Contrast Not Only Defined the F Minor Fantaisie
- 02:08Ballade No. 4 in F minor for Piano op. 52 B. 146 (Excerpt)
- 01:37Chopin Spent the Next Summer
- 01:20Waltz in C sharp minor for Piano op. 64/2 B. 164 (Excerpt)
- 02:16With Its Melodious Yet Sorrowful Opening Theme
- 01:24Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in G minor op. 65 B. 160: II. Scherzo. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
- 05:12Chopin's Life at This Time, Upended by the Split From Sand
- 01:26Prélude in E major op. 28/9 B. 107
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