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Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Chopin (unabridged)

Read by Jeremy Siepmann

  • Release Date: 1st Feb 2010
  • Catalogue No: NA445612
  • Label: Naxos AudioBooks
  • Series: Non-Fiction
  • Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

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Contents

Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Chopin

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Chopin and the soul of the piano

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Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Chopin the Pole

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Chopin: Polonaise No. 11 in G minor B1 / KKIIa:1

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Polonaise No. 13 in G Minor

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Early education

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Chopin: Variations on a German air in E Major, "Der Schweizerbub"

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Variations on a German air, "Der Schweizerbub"

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Encounters with the Polish peasantry

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Excerpt, Chopin: Mazurkas (4), Op. 67

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Mazurka No. 42 in G Major, Op. 67, No. 1

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Chopin as industrious pupil

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Excerpt, Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4

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I. Allegro maestoso

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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He finds his true voice as a composer

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Chopin: Rondo a la Mazurka, Op. 5

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Rondo a la mazur in F Major, Op. 5

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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The fun-loving teenager

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Chopin: Écossaises (3), Op. 72 No. 3

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3 Ecoissaises, Op. 72: No. 3 in D-Flat Major

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Onset of illness and the death of a sister

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Chopin: Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1

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Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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'Hats off, Gentlemen! A genius!'

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Chopin: Variations on Mozart's 'La ci darem la mano' in B flat major, Op. 2

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Variations on La ci darem from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Op. 2

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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The influence of Paganini

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Chopin: Variations in A Major, B. 37 "Souvenir de Paganini"

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Variations in A Major, "Souvenir de Paganini"

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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The first Etudes

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Excerpt, Chopin: Études (12), Op. 10

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Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Success in Vienna

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Chopin: Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1

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Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Chopin in love

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Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C, Op. 3

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Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Stagnation, celebrity and the first Concerto

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Excerpt, Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

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II. Larghetto

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Return of vitality and inspiration

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Excerpt, Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

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II. Romanza: Larghetto

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Farewells and the final departure from Poland

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Europe and Chopin in crisis

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Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Arrival in Paris

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Chopin: Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18

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Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Paris, politics, Poles and performance

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Chopin: Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Chopin and the Opera

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Chopin: Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22

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Andante spianato, Op. 22

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Chopin and Kalkbrenner

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Études, Op. 10

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Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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The cholera epidemic; the fashionable teacher

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Études, Op. 10

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Etude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Teaching in earnest

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Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor

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Etude No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 4

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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'Souplesse avant tout!'

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Chopin: Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1

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Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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The Wodzinska affair

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Chopin: Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1

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Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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'An elegant, pale, sad young man'

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Chopin: Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2

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Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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George Sand and A Majorcan winter

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Excerpt, Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28

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Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor - No. 19 in E-Flat Major - No. 22 in G Minor - No. 24 in D Minor

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Misanthropy, hypocrisy and prejudice

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Chopin: Mazurka No. 56 in B flat major, K.IIa / 3

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Mazurka No. 35 in C Minor, Op. 56, No. 3

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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At Nohant: an idyllic and creative summer

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Chopin: Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36

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Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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The Idyll continues

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Excerpt, Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

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III. Marche funebre: Lento - IV. Finale: Presto

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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The return to Paris

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Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Chopin grows moody, petulant and volatile

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Excerpt, Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

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IV. Finale: Presto, non tanto

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Failing health and mounting tensions

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Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

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Barcarolle, Op. 60

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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The break with Sand; illness; London

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24 Préludes, Op. 28

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Prelude No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 28, No. 8

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The Life and Works of Chopin

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Scotland, London, Paris; decline and death

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Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'

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