Episode 4
Poorly Chopin's musical inspiration fades when his relationship with George Sand breaks down. Read by Stephen Campbell Moore.
Adam Zamoyski's biography of the brief but eventful life of the great Romantic composer Frederic Chopin, from Polish child prodigy to Paris dandy, his turbulent relationship with George Sand and his early death, penniless in Paris.
Though Chopin is at the height of his musical powers, he is constantly plagued by ill health. And when his relationship with the notorious George Sand breaks down, he begins to lose his inspiration.
Abridged by Doreen Estall.
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Thu 18 Mar 201009:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Fri 19 Mar 201000:30BBC Radio 4
- Thu 5 Feb 201514:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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