The Essay - Chopin - Documentary, Docudrama, History, Biography & Historical Fiction

The Essay - Chopin Broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Monday 1 to Friday 5 March 2010 23:00-23:15 Pianist and broadcaster Piers Lane looks at five aspects of Frederic Chopin's life and music to celebrate 200 years since the composer's birth. 160/44; 82 MB total; sound quality excellent Drawing on extracts from Chopin's own writing, and those who have written about him over the past two centuries, Piers looks at the myths, interpretations and veneration surrounding one of the most universally adored pianist/composers. Part 1 - The composer's complex relationship with Romantic music. Chopin's name is synonymous with ideas of romance and melancholy. Piers explores how, despite being labelled as the archetypal Romantic pianist, Chopin resisted much of what is now associated with 19th-century Romantic piano music Ð the overt scene painting and descriptive title of his contemporaries such as Liszt, Berlioz or Schumann. Part 2 - Pianist Piers Lane looks at how Chopin form and style on the piano, the instrument on which he focused so exclusively. Part 3 - Pianist Piers Lane looks at Chopin's often overlooked role as one of the most sought-after teachers in Paris. Parts 1-3 of 5

Documentary, Docudrama, History, Biography & Historical Fiction

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