Episode 3
Donald Macleod continues his look at Chopin's highly creative final years, with music including the Heroique, the Fourth Scherzo and the Fourth Ballade.
Donald Macleod continues his exploration of Chopin's extraordinarily creative final years.
Painter Eugene Delacroix was among the houseguests during Chopin's third summer at Nohant. With music including the Polonaise Heroique, the 4th Scherzo and the 4th Ballade, which distils the experience of a lifetime.
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Frédéric Chopin - 'Melodia' ('Melody'), op.74 no.9
Performer: Elisabeth Söderström (sop) Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (pno)
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Frédéric Chopin - Impromptu no.3 in G flat major, op.51
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (pno)
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Frédéric Chopin - 3 Mazurkas, op.50 (1841–2)
Performer: Artur Rubinstein (pno)
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Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in A flat major, op.53 ('Héroique')
Performer: Piotr Anderszewski (pno)
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Frédéric Chopin - Scherzo no.4 in E major, op.54
Performer: Evgeny Kissin (pno)
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Frédéric Chopin - Ballade no.4 in f minor, op.52
Performer: Krystian Zimerman (pno)
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