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Young Love

Chopin famously took the writer George Sand as his lover, and she became the most important among the various women who played a significant role in his life.

Donald Macleod details how Chopin famously took as a lover the writer George Sand; she became the most important among the various women who played a significant role in his life.

Polonaise brillante in C, Op 3
Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Emanuel Ax (piano)

Etudes, Op 10 (excerpts)
Maurizio Pollini (piano)

Fantaisie in F minor, Op 49
Solomon (piano).

1 hour

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  • Wed 14 May 200812:00
  • Wed 14 May 200820:45

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