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Season 2 Episode 3: MAZURKAS - Part II
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In this second of two episodes on Chopin Mazurkas, pianist Garrick Ohlsson confronts Chopin’s most genius and epic Mazurkas; Polish musician Janusz Prusinowski reveals the living tradition of Mazurking through its diverse folk styles and instruments developed over centuries; pianist and soprano Chelsea Guo stops by to sing some Chopin – specifically, a collection of his Mazurkas set to text by 19th-century French singer, composer, and pianist Pauline Viardot; and finally, Garrick returns for an epilogue to this epic two-part episode, to reflect on a lifetime spent with Chopin’s Mazurkas.
This podcast is produced in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. For more, visit chopin.org.
Each episode in this series is dedicated to one of Chopin's major compositional genres, and features Garrick as well as special guests approaching the pieces within that genre from a number of different angles – analytically, historically, and pianistically. Follow us at chopinpodcast.com.
Created and hosted by Ben Laude.
12 episodes
Manage episode 482982052 series 3605415
In this second of two episodes on Chopin Mazurkas, pianist Garrick Ohlsson confronts Chopin’s most genius and epic Mazurkas; Polish musician Janusz Prusinowski reveals the living tradition of Mazurking through its diverse folk styles and instruments developed over centuries; pianist and soprano Chelsea Guo stops by to sing some Chopin – specifically, a collection of his Mazurkas set to text by 19th-century French singer, composer, and pianist Pauline Viardot; and finally, Garrick returns for an epilogue to this epic two-part episode, to reflect on a lifetime spent with Chopin’s Mazurkas.
This podcast is produced in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. For more, visit chopin.org.
Each episode in this series is dedicated to one of Chopin's major compositional genres, and features Garrick as well as special guests approaching the pieces within that genre from a number of different angles – analytically, historically, and pianistically. Follow us at chopinpodcast.com.
Created and hosted by Ben Laude.
12 episodes
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