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Soul Music: Series 7: Chopin's Ballade No 1 in G Minor

Chopin's Ballade No.1 in G Minor

Chopin's Ballade No 1 in G Minor

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How lives were shaped by Chopin's technically demanding, emotionally turbulent music.

How lives were shaped and changed by hearing and playing Chopin's technically demanding, emotionally turbulent music. From 2008.

Chopin's Ballade clearly tells a story, and yet that story differs for each person who hears or plays it. 

Pianist Peter Donohoe heads a cast of people whose lives have been shaped and changed by hearing and playing this technically demanding, emotionally turbulent piece of music.

Featuring:  

Peter Donohoe
Pete Rosskamm
Edi Bilimoria
Richard Bielecki
Andrew Armstrong
Dr Jay B. Hess
Joshua Wright

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Producer: Rosie Boulton

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2008.

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