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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

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

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

Composer of the Week: Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849): Episode 4: Jane

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

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Episode 4: Jane

Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Jane

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849), Jane

Chopin's physical decline, his UK tour and his unusual relationship with Jane Stirling.

Chopin's ill health was becoming extremely serious, but one admirer managed to coax him on a tour of the UK. It would be his last voyage.

Chopin's physical decline, UK tour, and unusual relationship with Jane Stirling. Presented by Donald Macleod

Chopin's ill health was becoming extremely serious, but one admirer managed to coax him on a tour of the UK. It would be his last voyage.

Two Nocturnes, Op 55 (No 1 in F minor; No 2 in E flat major) (1842-4) 
Maria João Pires, piano

Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65 (1846)
Jacqueline du Pré, cello
Daniel Barenboim, piano

Viardot: Aime-Moi (arr from Chopin Mazurka No 23 in D major, Op 33 No 2)
Olga Pasichnyk, soprano
Natalya Pasichnyk, piano

Chopin: Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52 (1842)
Georges Cziffra, piano.

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.

Series exploring the life and work of Frederic Chopin. Presented by Donald Macleod.

Five-part series exploring the life and work of Frederic Chopin. Presented by Donald Macleod.

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