Episode 1
Donald Macleod explores Chopin's time at Nohant, the country retreat of his lover George Sand, where over seven long summers towards the end of his life he composed much of his finest music.
Donald focuses on Chopin's Mazurkas and his Second Piano Sonata, which shocked contemporary audiences.
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Frédéric Chopin - Sliczny chopiec ('Handsome Lad'), op.74 no.8
Elisabeth Söderström (sop) Vladimir Ashkenazy (pno)
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Frédéric Chopin - 4 Mazurkas, op.41
Performer: Artur Rubinstein (pno)
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Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne in G major, op.37 no.2
Performer: Garrick Ohlsson (pno)
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Frédéric Chopin - Impromptu no.2 in F sharp major, op.36
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (pno)
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Frédéric Chopin - Sonata no.2 in b flat minor, op.35
Performer: Evgeny Kissin (pno)
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