Great pianists play both major compositions and smaller works.
During this episode we will listen to a composer who a refugee twice: first fleeing the Polish uprising against Russian rule, and later the French Revolution. We are, of course, talking about Frédéric Chopin. Robert Schumann once introduced Chopin in a review with the words: ‘Hats off, gentlemen—a genius!’
Playlist
- Chopin, Etudes Opus 10
– Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Chopin, Mazurkas Op. 33
– Iddo Bar-Shaï
- Chopin, Fantasie op. 49
– Krystian Zimerman
- Chopin, Nocturne, op.37, no.2 in G major
– Daniel Barenboim
