Great Composers in Words & Music: Frédéric Chopin

VARIOUS ARTISTS

36 SONGS • 1 HOUR AND 22 MINUTES • OCT 28 2022

1

00:09

2

Prélude in B Major, Op. 28 No. 11, B. 107

00:39

3

You May Well Know Him Not as Frédéric François Chopin

01:56

4

Grande fantaisie sur des airs polonais, Op. 13, B. 28: II. Andantino (Excerpt)

Eldar Nebolsin, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra & Antoni Wit

01:02

5

An Extract From the Second Movement of Chopin's 1828 Piece

06:09

6

Polonaise in G Minor, B. 1 (Excerpt)

01:05

7

Such Was the Young Chopin's Musical Renown

01:47

8

Rondo in C Minor, Op. 1, B. 10 (Excerpt)

02:44

9

Chopin's Early Years Were Spent Not Only in Warsaw

03:36

10

Mazurka in A-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 4, B. 61

01:08

11

In 1826, After Finishing His Studies

03:33

12

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21, B. 43: II. Larghetto (Excerpt)

Eldar Nebolsin, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra & Antoni Wit

02:19

13

Chopin Was the Talk of the Town

04:13

14

Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2, B. 22: Var. 1, Brillante - Var. 2, Veloce, ma accuratament

Eldar Nebolsin, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra & Antoni Wit

02:04

15

"The Whole of Paris Went Crazy," Wrote Chopin’s Friend

03:28

16

Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2, B. 54 (Excerpt)

02:32

17

I Am in Great Request. I Have Entered the Cream of Society

03:00

18

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, B. 128: III. Marche funèbre (Excerpt)

02:27

19

Although It Was Not Written Until a Couple of Years Later

03:06

20

17 Polish Songs, Op. 74: No. 14, Pierścień

Olga Pasichnyk & Natalya Pasichnyk

01:31

21

In the Summer of 1838

03:21

22

Prélude in D-Flat Major, Op. 28 No. 15, B. 107 "Raindrop" (Excerpt)

01:13

23

If the "Raindrop" Prélude Is Ultimately Serene in Style

00:56

24

Prélude in D Minor, Op. 28 No. 24, B. 107 (Excerpt)

01:33

25

In Late January 1839, Chopin's Health

03:51

26

Fantasie in F Minor for Piano, Op. 49, B. 137 (Bars 37-137)

03:26

27

As Far as Contrasting Moods Go

00:29

28

Fantasie in F Minor for Piano, Op. 49, B. 137 (Bars 199-235)

01:59

29

The Principle of Contrast Not Only Defined the F Minor Fantaisie

02:02

30

Ballade No. 4 in F Minor for Piano, Op. 52, B. 146 (Excerpt)

02:08

31

Chopin Spent the Next Summer

01:37

32

Waltz in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 64 No. 2, B. 164 (Excerpt)

01:20

33

With Its Melodious Yet Sorrowful Opening Theme

02:16

34

Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65, B. 160: II. Scherzo. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

Maria Kliegel & Bernd Glemser

01:24

35

Chopin's Life at This Time, Upended by the Split From Sand

05:12

36

Prélude in E Major, Op. 28 No. 9, B. 107

01:26

℗© 2022 Naxos