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SIEPMANN, J. : Life and Works of Chopin (The) (Unabridged)
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The second in our series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Anton Lesser as Chopin. In this set, the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with many musical examples.
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Disc
1
The Life and Works of Chopin
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1.
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Chopin and the soul of the piano
00:01:49
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2.
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Music: Berceuse, Op. 57
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3.
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Chopin the Pole
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4.
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Music: Polonaise in G minor
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5.
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Early education
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6.
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Music: Variations on a German Air
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7.
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Encounters with the Polish peasantry
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8.
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Music: Mazurka in G
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9.
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Chopin as industrious pupil
00:00:58
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10.
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Music: Sonata in C minor (opening)
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11.
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He finds his true voice as a composer
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12.
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Music: Fondo a la Mazur, Op. 5
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13.
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The fun - loving teenager
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14.
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Music: Ecossaise, Op. 72, No. 3
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15.
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Onset of illness and the death of a sister
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16.
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Music: Nocturne in E minor
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17.
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'Hats off, Gentlement! A genius!'
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18.
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Music: Variations on 'La ci darem la mano', Op. 2
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19.
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The influence of Paganini
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20.
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Music: Souvenir de Paganini
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21.
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The first Etudes
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22.
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Music: Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4
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23.
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Success in Vienna
00:05:58
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24.
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Music: Nocturne in C sharp minor
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25.
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Chopin in love
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26.
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Music: Polonaise for cello and piano
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27.
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Stagnation, celebrity and the first Concerto
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28.
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Music: Concerto in F minor, Op. 21
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29.
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Return of vitality and inspiration
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30.
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Music: Concerto in E minor, Op. 11
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31.
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Farewells and the final departure from Poland
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Disc
2
The Life and Works of Chopin
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Europe and Chopin in crisis
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2.
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Music: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor
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3.
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Arrival in Paris
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4.
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Music: Waltz in E flat, Op. 18
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5.
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Paris, politics, Poles and performance
00:07:40
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6.
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Music: Impromptu in A flat, Op. 29
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7.
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Chopin and the Opera
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8.
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Music: Andante spianato, Op. 22
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9.
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Chopin and Kalkbrenner
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10.
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Music: Etude in G flat, Op. 10, No. 5
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11.
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The cholera epidemic; the fashionable teacher
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12.
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Music: Etude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12, the 'Revolutionary'
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13.
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Teaching in earnest
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14.
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Music: Etude in A minor, Op. 25, No. 4
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15.
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'Souplesse avant tout!'
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16.
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Music: Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9, No. 1
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Disc
3
The Life and Works of Chopin
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The Wodzinska affair
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2.
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Music: Nocturne in B major, Op. 32, No. 1
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3.
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'An elegant, pale, sad young man'
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4.
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Music: Nocturne in D flat, Op. 27, No. 2
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5.
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George Sand and a Majorcan winter
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6.
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Music: Preludes, Op. 28
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Misanthropy, hypocrisy and prejudice
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8.
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Music: Mazurkas
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9.
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At Nohant: an idyllic and creative summer
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10.
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Music: Impromptu in F#
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11.
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The Idyll continues
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12.
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Music: Sonata in B flat minor - Funeral March and finale
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Disc
4
The Life and Works of Chopin
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The return to Paris
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2.
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Music: Ballade No. 4 in F minor
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3.
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Chopin grows moody, petulant and volatile
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Music: Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 - Finale
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5.
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Failing health and mounting tensions
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6.
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Music: Barcarolle, Op. 60
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The break with Sand; illness; London
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Music: Prelude in F sharp, Op. 28, No. 8
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9.
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Scotland, London, Paris; decline and death
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10.
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Music: Polonaise in A flat, Op. 53
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Total Playing Time:
04:56:50
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