In this series, we travel through the music of Frédéric Chopin.
The music is performed on three historical fortepiano’s, owned by the Polish Chopin Institute. An Erard piano from 1849, a Pleyel from 1848, and an 1838 Erard.
Episode 20.
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
1. Pianosonate, opus 58.
Howard Shelley, Erard fortepiano, 1849.
2. Polonaise, opus 40 no. 2.
Magdalena Lisak, Erard fortepiano, 1849.
3. Nocturne, opus 48 no. 2.
4. Scherzo no. 2, opus 31.
Wojciech Switala, Pleyel fortepiano, 1848.
