Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Part One
Monday 12 May 2008 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Monday 12 May 2008 22:00-23:00 (Radio 3)
Leading up to The Chopin Experience on Radio 3, Donald Macleod introduces music and stories from the life of Fryderyk Chopin.
Playlist
1/5. Formative Influences
The programme concentrates on Chopin's student years in Warsaw and an encounter with Paganini.
Variations "Souvenir de Paganini"
Fou Ts'ong (piano)
Sony Classical SBK53515
Track 14
Waltz in B minor, Op.69/2
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Decca 414 6002
Track 10
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op .11
Martha Argerich (piano), Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit
EMI CDC 5567982
Tracks 1-3
Berceuse in D flat major
Alfred Cortot (piano)
Recorded 4/11/1949 at EMI studio in Abbey Road
Andante AND1150
CD3 Track 5