In the first of two programmes,
Stephen Plaistow and James Gibb examine recordings of some of the great Chopin pianists of the past, and discuss the different performing traditions.
Including performances of the Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Ballade No 1 and the Mazurkas, played by Cortot, Rubinstein,
Hoffmann, Kochalski and Sztompka.
Producer Adam Gatehouse