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Chopin's Ballade No 1 in G Minor

How lives were shaped and changed by hearing and playing Chopin's technically demanding, emotionally turbulent music. From 2008.

Chopin's Ballade clearly tells a story, and yet that story differs for each person who hears or plays it.

Pianist Peter Donohoe heads a cast of people whose lives have been shaped and changed by hearing and playing this technically demanding, emotionally turbulent piece of music.

Featuring:

Peter Donohoe
Pete Rosskamm
Edi Bilimoria
Richard Bielecki
Andrew Armstrong
Dr Jay B. Hess
Joshua Wright

Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.

Producer: Rosie Boulton

First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in October 2008.

Available now

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 9 Dec 2020 00:30

Credit

Role Contributor
Composer Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

Broadcasts

  • Tue 7 Oct 2008 13:30
  • Sat 11 Oct 2008 15:30
  • Fri 6 May 2016 18:30
  • Sat 7 May 2016 00:30
  • Tue 8 Dec 2020 18:30
  • Wed 9 Dec 2020 00:30

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