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From farmhouse to palace, 1810-1822 -- Warsaw and Vienna, 1823-1829 -- A Polish prodigy, 1829-1830 -- Vienna, 1830-1831 -- Paris, 1831-1833 -- 'An original genius' -- Friends, lovers and pupils -- Maria, 1834-1837 -- Sand and Majorca, 1838-1839 -- Concerts, composing and coughing, 1839-1841 -- The fading idyll, 1841-1845 -- A time of turmoil, 1846-1847 -- London and Scotland, 1848 -- Debt and decay, 1849. |
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Disc 1. Variations in B flat major for piano and orchestra on "Là chi darem la mano" from Mozart's Don Giovanni, op. 2. Alla polacca -- Piano concerto no. 1 in E minor, op. 11. Movement 2: Romanze -- Waltz in E minor (1830) -- Nocturne in E flat major, op. 9, no. 2 -- Nocturne in F sharp major, op. 15, no. 2 -- Étude in C major, op. 10, no. 1 -- Étude in E major, op. 10, no. 3 ("Tristesse") -- Étude in G flat major, op. 10, no. 5 ("Black keys") -- Étude in C minor, op. 10, no. 12 ("Revolutionary") -- Mazurka in A minor, op. 17, no. 4 -- Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, op. 66 -- Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23 -- Étude in A flat major, op. 25, no. 1 -- Étude in A minor, op. 25, no. 11 -- Impromptu no. 1 in A flat major, op. 29 -- Mazurka in C sharp minor, op. 30, no. 4. |
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Disc 2. Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 31 -- Prelude in E minor, op. 28, no. 4 -- Prelude in D flat major, op. 28, no. 15 ("Raindrop") -- Piano sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 35. Movement 3: Funeral march (Lento) -- Waltz in A flat major, op. 42 -- Nocturne in C minor, op. 48, no. 1 -- Fantasy in F minor, op. 49 -- Polonaise in A flat major, op. 53 ("Heroic") -- Berceuse in D flat major, op. 57 -- Piano sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58. Finale: Presto, non tanto -- Barcarolle in F sharp major, op. 60. |
| Abstract |
Chronicles the life of composer Fryderyk Chopin, discussing his childhood, personal tragedies, inspirations, career achievements, and influence on musical history. Includes two CDs with music spanning Chopin's career. |
| Local note | Joyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER: MusicLib CD-10195. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 1402207573 |
| ISBN | 9781402207570 |
