The Chopin Experience
Saturday 17 May 2008 9:00-12:15 (Radio 3)
Andrew McGregor introduces a special Chopin-focused edition of Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to what's new in the world of recorded music, with a focus on musical interpretation.
Duration:
3 hours 15 minutes
Playlist:
Including:
9.30am
Harriet Smith with a personal recommendation for Chopin's Piano Sonata No 2, Op 35 in B flat minor, including a complete performance of the chosen recording.
10.30am
Andrew is joined by David Owen Norris to discuss essential Chopin on disc. They ask which are the recordings one can't, or shouldn't, live without and whose interpretations changed how we consider performing Chopin. David brings his own choices to the table and he and Andrew also consider suggestions from listeners.
11.50am
Disc of the Week: Chopin: Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52
Ingrid Fliter (piano)
