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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.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
2
Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
02:17
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
4
Polonaise No. 13 in G Minor
01:04
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
6
Variations on a German air, "Der Schweizerbub"
01:33
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
8
Mazurka No. 42 in G Major, Op. 67, No. 1
01:13
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
10
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: I. Allegro maestoso
01:49
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
12
Rondo a la mazur in F Major, Op. 5
01:05
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
14
3 Ecossaises, Op. 72, No. 3: No. 3 in D-Flat Major
00:45
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
16
Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
04:32
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
18
Variations on La ci darem from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Op. 2
03:41
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
20
Variations in A Major, "Souvenir de Paganini"
02:10
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
22
Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4
02:15
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
24
Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1
01:23
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
2
Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20
04:28
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
4
Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18
05:31
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
6
Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29
04:27
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
8
Andante spianato, Op. 22
04:37
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
Siepmann, Jeremy (Reader) Lesser, Anton (Reader) Jason, Neville (Reader) Claxton, Elaine (Reader) Archer, Karen (Reader)
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
Biret, Idil (piano)
8
Prelude No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 28, No. 8
01:53
Biret, Idil (piano)
Siepmann, Jeremy - Author
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
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
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