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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Fryderyk Chopin

Composer of the Week: Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849): Episode 1

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Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), Episode 1

Donald Macleod explores Chopin's highly creative final years, spent at his lover's retreat

Donald Macleod explores Chopin's highly creative final years, focusing on his Mazurkas and his Second Piano Sonata, which shocked modern audiences.

Donald Macleod explores Chopin's time at Nohant, the country retreat of his lover George Sand, where over seven long summers towards the end of his life he composed much of his finest music.

Donald focuses on Chopin's Mazurkas and his Second Piano Sonata, which shocked contemporary audiences.

Composer of the Week: Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Donald Macleod explores Chopin's highly creative final years, spent at his lover's retreat in Nohant

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