Life and Works of Frédéric Chopin (2001)

Track Listing

1. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Chopin and the soul of the piano
2. Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT. 7: Excerpt
3. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Chopin the Pole
4. Polonaise for piano in G minor, KK IIa/1, CT. 161 (B. 1): Excerpt
5. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Early Education

1. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Chopin and the soul of the piano
2. Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT. 7: Excerpt
3. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Chopin the Pole
4. Polonaise for piano in G minor, KK IIa/1, CT. 161 (B. 1): Excerpt
5. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Early Education
6. Introduction and variations on a German Air ("Der Schweizerbub") for piano in E major, KK. IVa/4, CT. 227 (B. 14): Excerpt
7. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Encounters with the Polish peasantry
8. Mazurka for piano in G major, KK IIa/2, CT. 100 (B. 16/1)
9. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Chopin as industrious pupil
10. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4, CT. 201: Opening
11. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: He finds his true voice as a composer
12. Rondo à la Mazur for piano in F major, Op. 5. CT. 193: Excerpt
13. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: The fun-loving teenager
14. Ecossaises (3) for piano, Op. 72/3, CT. 11-13
15. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Onset of illness and the death of a sister
16. Nocturne for piano in E minor, KK IV/b
17. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Hats off, Gentlemen! A genius!
18. Variations on "La ci darem" from Mozart's Don Giovanni, for piano & orchestra in B flat major, Op. 2, CT. 225: Excerpt
19. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: The influence of Paganini
20. Variations for piano in A major ("Souvenir de Paganini"), KK IVa/10, CT. 229 (B. 37) (spurious): Excerpt
21. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: The first Etudes
22. Etude for piano No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17
23. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Success in Vienna
24. Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6: Excerpt
25. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Chopin in love
26. Introduction and Polonaise brillante, for cello & piano in C major, Op. 3, CT. 148: Excerpt
27. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Stagnation, celebrity and the first Concerto
28. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, CT. 48: Excerpt
29. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Return of vitality and inspiration
30. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: Excerpt
31. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Farewells and the final departure from Poland
32. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Europe and Chopin in crisis
33. Scherzo for piano No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20, CT. 197: Excerpt
34. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Arrival in Paris
35. Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207
36. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Paris, politics, Poles, and performance
37. Impromptu for piano No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29, CT. 43
38. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Chopin and the opera
39. Andante spianato and grande polonaise for piano & orchestra, Op. 22: Andante spianato
40. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Chopin and Kalkbrenner
41. Etude for piano No. 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18
42. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: The cholera epidemic; the fashionable teacher
43. Etude for piano No. 12 in C minor ("Revolutionary"), Op. 10/12, CT. 25
44. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Teaching in ernest
45. Etude for piano No. 16 in A minor, Op. 25/4, CT. 29
46. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Souplesse avant tout!
47. Nocturne for piano No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108
48. The Life and Works of Chopin, Narration with Musical Excerpts: The Wodzinska affair
49. Nocturne for piano No. 9 in B major, Op. 32/1, CT. 116: Exce