Fryderyk Chopin 1810-1849
Part Three
Wednesday 19 October 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Wednesday 26 October 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Chopin's best known love affair was with the cross-dressing novelist George Sand. However, as Donald MacLeod explores, there were several other significant women in the composer's life.
Playlist
Melodia (Elegy or Lamento) Op.74/9
Urszula Kryger (mezzo soprano), Charles Spencer (piano)
Hyperion CDA 67125
Track 19
Polonaise brilliante in C Major, Op. 3
Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Emanuel Ax (piano)
Sony Classical SK53112
Track 5
Waltz in D flat major Op 70/3
Garrick Ohlson (piano)
Arabesque 26669
Track 13
Selection of Op. 10 Etudes
1 in C major
2 in A minor
6 in E flat minor
8 in F major
9 in F minor
11 in E flat major
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 4137942
Waltz in A flat major Op 69, no 1
Allan Schiller (piano)
ASV CDQ6149
Track 9
Nocturne No. 9 in B major Op 32/1
Maria Joćo Pires (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 4470962
CD1 track 9
Fantaisie in F minor, Op 49
Solomon (piano)
Recorded at Abbey Road EMI Studio 2/12/32
AND1150
CD3 Track 2
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