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BBC Proms: 2010

BBC Proms: 2010: Prom 07 - Maria Joao Pires

21/07/2010

Prom 07 - Maria Joao Pires

2010

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The perfect late-night Prom: Portuguese pianist Maria Joao Pires plays Chopin's Nocturnes.

Maria Joao Pires (piano) performs Chopin. Nocturnes, Op 9, Nos 1, 2 and 3; Op 15, Nos 1, 2 and 3; Op 27, Nos 1 and 2; Op 62, Nos 1 and 2; Lento con gran espressione, KKIVa No 16.

From the BBC Proms 2010

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

For such a huge venue - it holds almost six thousand people - the Royal Albert Hall can be amazingly intimate when the focus is on a single performer. What better way for the Proms to celebrate the 200th birthday this year of Frédéric Chopin than another chance to hear a late-night performance of his Nocturnes for solo piano, played in July by acclaimed Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires.

Chopin: Nocturnes, op 9, nos. 1, 2 and 3
op 15, nos. 1, 2 and 3
op 27, nos. 1 and 2
op 62, nos. 1 and 2
op 72, no 1
Lento con gran espressione, KK IVa No.16

Maria João Pires (piano).

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