George
Donald Macleod focuses on music Chopin wrote during the intense but unorthodox relationship with his mistress, George Sand.
Toast of the town, Chopin was now producing some of his most iconic works. Donald explores music he wrote during the intense but unorthodox relationship with his mistress George Sand.
Handsome Lad. Op 74 No 8 (1841)
Ewa Podleś, contralto
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
24 Preludes, Op 28 (1838-9)
Martha Argerich, piano
Three Mazurkas, Op 50 (1841-2)
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Waltz in C sharp minor, Op 64 No 2 (1847)
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano.
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Frédéric Chopin
Handsome Lad, Op 74 No 8
Performer: Garrick Ohlsson. Singer: Ewa Podleś.- Hyperion: CDS44359.
- Hyperion.
- 8.
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Frédéric Chopin
24 Preludes Op 28
Performer: Martha Argerich.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 463-663-2.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 10.
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Frédéric Chopin
3 Mazurkas Op 50
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- DG 00289 477 8445 GB17.
- DG.
- 1.
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Frédéric Chopin
Waltz in C sharp minor, Op 64 No 2
Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.- SONY 8872 5455752.
- Sony.
- 1.
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- Wed 7 Jun 201712:00BBC Radio 3
- Wed 7 Jun 201718:30BBC Radio 3
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