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Acclaimed conductor, composer and pianist Mikhail Pletnev marries instinct with intellect in a journey through the works of Fryderyk Chopin.

Acclaimed conductor, composer and pianist Mikhail Pletnev marries instinct with intellect in this journey through the works of Fryderyk Chopin.

After the sweepingly romantic Barcarolle and the complexity of the Polonaise-Fantasy, Mikhail Pletnev explores the contemplative nocturnes that Chopin wrote throughout his lifetime, ending with the Polonaise Op 53 that inspired Chopin's long-time companion, George Sand, to exclaim "L'inspiration! La force! La vigueur!"

Chopin: Barcarolle in F Sharp Op 60
Chopin: Polonaise Fantasy in A flat Op 61
Chopin: Nocturne in F# minor Op 48 2
Chopin: Nocturne in F minor Op 55-1
Chopin: Nocturne in E Op 62 No 2
Chopin: Polonaise in A flat Op 53

Mikhail Pletnev, piano

Presented by Stephen Broad
Produced by Gavin McCollum

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Barcarolle in F Sharp, Op 60

    Performer: Mikhail Pletnev.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Polonaise Fantasy in A flat, Op 61

    Performer: Mikhail Pletnev.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in F# minor, Op 48/2

    Performer: Mikhail Pletnev.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in F minor, Op 55/1

    Performer: Mikhail Pletnev.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in E, Op 62/2

    Performer: Mikhail Pletnev.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Polonaise in A flat, Op 53

    Performer: Mikhail Pletnev.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 Aug 2023 13:00