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| Composer | Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1832 |
| Work type | Instrumental |
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LondonDear Camilla,
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Greenhill, Sibelius, Chopin, Chausson, Pärt, Beach, Higdon, Jiang
Patrick Galvin; Jennifer Hou
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Yunchan Lim makes dazzling Carnegie Hall debut
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The 19-year old Van Cliburn winner delivers an assured and poetic account of all 27 of Chopin’s ferociously difficult études.
Virtuosities of different color: Cho and Mälkki at Tanglewood
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra meet the virtuosic demands of Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra with impressive ease; Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 9 is played with skill and accuracy by Seong-Jin Cho.
A fine partnership between Jan Lisiecki and Elim Chan at the Proms
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Working with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Elim Chan and her soloist Jan Lisiecki see very much eye-to-eye in Beethoven, with the conductor taking a left-of-field approach in Elgar.
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Bachtrack top ten: Frédéric Chopin
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Ten works revealing the paradox of Chopin: a composer outwardly delicate, inwardly steely; rooted in Polish dance rhythms, yet formed in Parisian sophistication.