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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.

Duration:

1 hour

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




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