Author(s): Siepmann, Jeremy
Reader(s): Siepmann, Jeremy
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Music Biographies
Catalogue No: NA421912
Barcode: 9789626342190
Release Date: 03/2001

SIEPMANN, J. : Life and Works of Chopin (The) (Unabridged)

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.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
1Chopin and the soul of the piano01:49
2Music: Berceuse, Op. 5702:17
3Chopin the Pole01:48
4Music: Polonaise in G Minor01:04
5Early education03:05
6Music: Variations on a German Air01:33
7Encounters with the Polish peasantry01:02
8Music: Mazurka in G01:13
9Chopin as industrious pupil00:58
10Music: Sonata in C Minor (opening)01:49
11He finds his true voice as a composer01:50
12Music: Fondo a la Mazur, Op. 501:05
13The fun-loving teenager01:17
14Music: Ecossaise, Op. 72, No. 300:45
15Onset of illness and the death of a sister02:05
16Music: Nocturne in E Minor04:32
17'Hats off, Gentlement! A genius!'01:36
18Music: Variations on 'La ci darem la mano', Op. 203:41
19The influence of Paganini01:19
20Music: Souvenir de Paganini02:10
21The first Etudes00:44
22Music: Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 402:15
23Success in Vienna05:58
24Music: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor01:23
25Chopin in love05:19
26Music: Polonaise for cello and piano01:33
27Stagnation, celebrity and the first Concerto02:18
28Music: Concerto in F Minor, Op. 2101:42
29Return of vitality and inspiration05:10
30Music: Concerto in E Minor, Op. 1110:49
31Farewells and the final departure from Poland01:38
Disc 2
1Europe and Chopin in crisis07:43
2Music: Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor04:28
3Arrival in Paris02:24
4Music: Waltz in E flat, Op. 1805:31
5Paris, politics, Poles and performance07:40
6Music: Impromptu in A flat, Op. 2904:27
7Chopin and the Opera01:49
8Music: Andante spianato, Op. 2204:37
9Chopin and Kalkbrenner02:15
10Music: Etude in G flat, Op. 10, No. 501:47
11The cholera epidemic; the fashionable teacher07:52
12Music: Etude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, the 'Revolutionary'03:02
13Teaching in earnest04:58
14Music: Etude in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 401:47
15'Souplesse avant tout!'02:24
16Music: Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 105:34
Disc 3
1The Wodzinska affair03:43
2Music: Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32, No. 102:08
3'An elegant, pale, sad young man'02:14
4Music: Nocturne in D flat, Op. 27, No. 206:10
5George Sand and A Majorcan winter22:08
6Music: Preludes, Op. 2806:17
7Misanthropy, hypocrisy and prejudice03:38
8Music: Mazurkas07:25
9At Nohant: an idyllic and creative summer02:33
10Music: Impromptu in F#05:47
11The Idyll continues04:57
12Music: Sonata in B-Flat Minor - Funeral March and finale10:41
Disc 4
1The return to Paris02:27
2Music: Ballade No. 4 in F Minor12:11
3Chopin grows moody, petulant and volatile05:57
4Music: Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - Finale05:33
5Failing health and mounting tensions04:34
6Music: Barcarolle, Op. 6008:42
7The break with Sand; illness; London12:33
8Music: Prelude in F sharp, Op. 28, No. 801:53
9Scotland, London, Paris; decline and death14:01
10Music: Polonaise in A flat, Op. 5307:13

Total Playing Time: 04:56:50