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Iain Burnside

Iain talks to Jean-Yves Thibaudet about Chopin's influence on Paris, and listens to music by some of the best performers who have emerged from that tradition.

Iain visits Paris in search of Chopin's musical legacy and considers his significance in the evolution of French piano playing. He visits some of the places associated with the Chopin, and talks to Jean-Yves Thibaudet, probably the greatest pianist living in Paris today.

Fantaisie brillante on Polish Airs in A, Op 13
Idil Biret (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Stankovsky (conductor)

Grande Valse Brillante, Op 18
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)

Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65 (excerpt)
Pierre Fournier (cello)
Jean Fonda (piano)

Waltz, Op 34 No 3
Jean-Marc Luisada (piano)

Etude, Op 25 No 2
Francis Plante (piano)

Waltz, Op 69 No 1
Dinu Lipatti (piano)

Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 45
Vlado Perlemuter (piano)

Ma cherie (Chants Polonais, Op 74 No 12)
Alfred Cortot (piano).

2 hours

Last on

Sun 18 May 2008 10:00

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  • Sun 18 May 2008 10:00