Episode 3
Donald Macleod continues his look at Chopin's highly creative final years, with music including the Heroique, the Fourth Scherzo and the Fourth Ballade.
Donald Macleod continues his exploration of Chopin's extraordinarily creative final years.
Painter Eugene Delacroix was among the houseguests during Chopin's third summer at Nohant. With music including the Polonaise Heroique, the 4th Scherzo and the 4th Ballade, which distils the experience of a lifetime.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin - 'Melodia' ('Melody'), op.74 no.9
Performer: Elisabeth S枚derstr枚m (sop) Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (pno)
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin - Impromptu no.3 in G flat major, op.51
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (pno)
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin - 3 Mazurkas, op.50 (1841鈥�2)
Performer: Artur Rubinstein (pno)
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin - Polonaise in A flat major, op.53 ('H茅roique')
Performer: Piotr Anderszewski (pno)
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin - Scherzo no.4 in E major, op.54
Performer: Evgeny Kissin (pno)
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin - Ballade no.4 in f minor, op.52
Performer: Krystian Zimerman (pno)
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