Making an Impact
Donald Macleod looks at Chopin's growing reputation and how he collects some celebrity fans including Robert Schumann.
Donald Macleod looks at Chopin's growing reputation and how he collected some celebrity fans including Robert Schumann.
Scherzo No 1 in B minor, Op 20
Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
Variations on La ci darem la mano, Op 2
Emanuel Ax (piano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op 22
Artur Rubinstein (piano).
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- Tue 13 May 2008 12:00成人快手 Radio 3
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