Piano Mondays: Yulianna Avdeeva

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Star Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva - a former winner of the Warsaw Chopin Competition - presents a recital focusing on the music of Chopin, including his much-loved 24 preludes. Avdeeva also includes works by the 20th-century Polish Jewish pianist and composer Wladyslaw Szpilman, who inspired Roman Polanski's film The Pianist, set in the German occupation of Warsaw. Recorded in June at the Patio de los Arrayanes, Alhambra, as part of the at Granada International Festival of Music and Dance, and presented by Sarah Walker. Chopin: Two Nocturnes, Op. 62 Wladyslaw Szpilman: Mazurka in F minor Chopin: Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49 Wladyslaw Szpilman: The Life of the Machines, suite Chopin: Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat, Op. 22 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28 (includes all preludes) Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth. (encore). Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) To listen on most smart speakers, just say "ask BBC Sounds to play Radio 3 in Concert."