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

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Label: Naxos AudioBooks

Genre: Chamber Music; Concerto; Instrumental; Music Biographies; Orchestral

Period: Romantic

Catalogue No: NA445612

Barcode: 9789626344569

Release Date: 02/2010

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

Fryderyk Chopin is the pianist-composer par excellence. Regarded as one of the most mesmeric performers of his day, he lives on in his music—his waltzes, mazurkas, études, preludes, nocturnes, three piano sonatas, two piano concertos and much more. Here, his life, from his birth in Poland, his famous affair with the French writer George Sand, and his death at the age of 49 in Paris, is told with his music featuring prominently.

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Disc 1

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

1

Chopin and the soul of the piano

01:49

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

Biret, Idil (piano)

2

Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

02:17

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

3

Chopin the Pole

01:48

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Polonaise No. 13 in G Minor

Biret, Idil (piano)

4

Polonaise No. 13 in G Minor

01:04

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

5

Early education

03:05

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Variations on a German air, "Der Schweizerbub"

Biret, Idil (piano)

6

Variations on a German air, "Der Schweizerbub"

01:33

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

7

Encounters with the Polish peasantry

01:02

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Mazurka No. 42 in G Major, Op. 67, No.1

Biret, Idil (piano)

8

Mazurka No. 42 in G Major, Op. 67, No. 1

01:13

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

9

Chopin as industrious pupil

00:58

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: I. Allegro maestoso

Biret, Idil (piano)

10

Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: I. Allegro maestoso

01:49

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

11

He finds his true voice as a composer

01:50

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Rondo a la mazur in F Major, Op. 5

Biret, Idil (piano)

12

Rondo a la mazur in F Major, Op. 5

01:05

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

13

The fun-loving teenager

01:17

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

3 Ecossaises, Op. 72, No. 3: No. 3 in D-Flat Major

Biret, Idil (piano)

14

3 Ecossaises, Op. 72, No. 3: No. 3 in D-Flat Major

00:45

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

15

Onset of illness and the death of a sister

02:05

Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1

Biret, Idil (piano)

16

Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1

04:32

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

17

'Hats off, Gentlemen! A genius!'

01:36

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Variations on La ci darem from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Op. 2

Biret, Idil (piano)

18

Variations on La ci darem from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Op. 2

03:41

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

19

The influence of Paganini

01:19

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Variations in A Major, "Souvenir de Paganini"

Biret, Idil (piano)

20

Variations in A Major, "Souvenir de Paganini"

02:10

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

21

The first Etudes

00:44

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4

Biret, Idil (piano)

22

Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4

02:15

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

23

Success in Vienna

05:58

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1

Biret, Idil (piano)

24

Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1

01:23

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

25

Chopin in love

05:19

Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3

Kliegel, Maria (cello)
Glemser, Bernd (piano)

26

Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3

01:33

Kliegel, Maria (cello)
Glemser, Bernd (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

27

Stagnation, celebrity and the first Concerto

02:18

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto

Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)

28

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto

01:42

Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

29

Return of vitality and inspiration

05:10

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romanza: Larghetto

Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)

30

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romanza: Larghetto

10:49

Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

31

Farewells and the final departure from Poland

01:38

Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Disc 2

1

Europe and Chopin in crisis

07:43

Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20

Biret, Idil (piano)

2

Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20

04:28

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

3

Arrival in Paris

02:24

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18

Biret, Idil (piano)

4

Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18

05:31

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

5

Paris, politics, Poles and performance

07:40

Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29

Biret, Idil (piano)

6

Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29

04:27

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

7

Chopin and the Opera

01:49

Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Andante spianato, Op. 22

Biret, Idil (piano)

8

Andante spianato, Op. 22

04:37

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

9

Chopin and Kalkbrenner

02:15

Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"

Biret, Idil (piano)

10

Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"

01:47

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

11

The cholera epidemic; the fashionable teacher

07:52

Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Etude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"

Biret, Idil (piano)

12

Etude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"

03:02

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

13

Teaching in earnest

04:58

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Etude No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 4

Biret, Idil (piano)

14

Etude No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 4

01:47

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

15

'Souplesse avant tout!'

02:24

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1

Biret, Idil (piano)

16

Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1

05:34

Biret, Idil (piano)

Disc 3

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

1

The Wodzinska affair

03:43

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1

Biret, Idil (piano)

2

Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1

02:08

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

3

'An elegant, pale, sad young man'

02:14

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2

Biret, Idil (piano)

4

Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2

06:10

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

5

George Sand and A Majorcan winter

22:08

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor - No. 19 in E-Flat Major - No. 22 in G Minor - No. 24 in D Minor

Biret, Idil (piano)

6

Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor - No. 19 in E-Flat Major - No. 22 in G Minor - No. 24 in D Minor

06:17

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

7

Misanthropy, hypocrisy and prejudice

03:38

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Mazurka No. 35 in C Minor, Op. 56, No. 3

Biret, Idil (piano)

8

Mazurka No. 35 in C Minor, Op. 56, No. 3

07:25

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

9

At Nohant: an idyllic and creative summer

02:33

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36

Biret, Idil (piano)

10

Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36

05:47

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

11

The Idyll continues

04:57

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funebre: Lento - IV. Finale: Presto

Biret, Idil (piano)

12

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funebre: Lento - IV. Finale: Presto

10:41

Biret, Idil (piano)

Disc 4

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

1

The return to Paris

02:27

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52

Biret, Idil (piano)

2

Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52

02:11

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

3

Chopin grows moody, petulant and volatile

05:57

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale: Presto, non tanto

Biret, Idil (piano)

4

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale: Presto, non tanto

05:33

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

5

Failing health and mounting tensions

04:34

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Barcarolle, Op. 60

Biret, Idil (piano)

6

Barcarolle, Op. 60

08:42

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

7

The break with Sand; illness; London

12:33

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Prelude No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 28, No. 8

Biret, Idil (piano)

8

Prelude No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 28, No. 8

01:53

Biret, Idil (piano)

Siepmann, Jeremy - Author

The Life and Works of Chopin

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)
Claxton, Elaine (Reader)
Archer, Karen (Reader)

9

Scotland, London, Paris; decline and death

14:01

Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader)
Lesser, Anton (Reader)
Jason, Neville (Reader)

Chopin, Fryderyk

Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"

Biret, Idil (piano)

10

Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"

07:13

Biret, Idil (piano)

Total Playing Time: 04:46:50