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Composer of the Week - Fryderyk Chopin

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Donald Macleod introduces music and stories from the life of Fryderyk Chopin

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Composer of the Week - Fryderyk Chopin - Formative Influences

Donald Macleod focuses on Chopin's student years in Warsaw and an encounter with Paganini. Including Variations (Souvenir de Paganini) and Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor.

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Composer of the Week - Fryderyk Chopin - George Sand and Nohant

Chopin and the writer George Sand were together for nine years and spent all but one of their summers at her country house at Nohant.

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Composer of the Week - Fryderyk Chopin - In Sickness and in Health

Donald Macleod tells the story of Chopin's battle with tuberculosis and its effect on his music. Including Piano Sonata No 2, Op 35 (Funeral March); Preludes, Op 28 (excerpts).

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Composer of the Week - Fryderyk Chopin - Making an Impact

Donald Macleod looks at Chopin's growing reputation and how he collects some celebrity fans including Robert Schumann.

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Composer of the Week - Fryderyk Chopin - Young Love

Chopin famously took the writer George Sand as his lover, and she became the most important among the various women who played a significant role in his life.

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