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From the Archives - Happy Birthday Chopin!

An 1873 portrait of composer Frédéric Chopin
P. Schick
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National Library of France
An 1873 portrait of composer Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin wanted to “express the heart and soul of man” through his music. In celebration of his March 1st birthday, enjoy a special program of some of Chopin’s most extraordinary creations.

Compositions and Recordings

All compositions by Frédéric Chopin

Etude in C Op. 10/1
Muarizio Pollini, piano

Etude in E Op. 10/3
Muarizio Pollini, piano

Fantasie-impromptu Op. 66
Arthur Rubenstein, piano

Scherzo in C# minor Op. 39
Kevin Kenner, piano

Prelude in D-flat major Op. 28/15
Rafal Blechacz, piano

Mazurka in D Op. 33/3
Irina Zaritzkaya, piano

Mazurka in C Op. 24/2
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Nocturne in E-flat Major Op. 9/2
Maria Joao Pires, piano

Waltz in C# minor Op. 64/2
Dinu Lipatti, piano

Waltz in E-flat Op. 18
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Polonaise in A-flat Op. 53 "Heroic"
Van Cliburn, piano

Frank Byrne is the host of From the Archives.
Sam Wisman is Senior Producer for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3