Fryderyk Chopin (1810 - 1849)
2. Chopin the Teacher
Teaching was as much a necessity as a calling for Chopin as he struggled to make ends meet in his new-found Parisian home. Donald Macleod reveals the genius, impatience and eccentricity exhibited by the composer in his lessons, as testified by the fascinating accounts of his many pupils.
Playlist
Prelude no.7
Maria Joćo Pires (piano)
DG 437 817-2 t10
Ballade no.3 (1840-41)
Stephen Hough (piano)
Hyperion CDA67456 t5
Etudes Op.10 nos. 1, 9, 10, 6, 8
Murray Perahia (piano)
Sony SK61885 t1, 9, 10, 6, 8
Nocturne Op.9 No.2 (1830-31)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
Decca 466 357-2 t9
Waltz Op.18
Murray Perahia (piano)
Sony SK64399 t5
Sonata no.2 (1839)
Ivo Pogorelich (piano)
DG 415 123-2 t1-4
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