The idea of writing a work of concert music with an introduction had been born before Chopin left Warsaw. He started from the Polonaise, leaving the introduction till later, and commented jokingly on ...

1 Mazurkas, Op. 68: No. 3 in F Major, B. 34 (Arr. for Cello Quartet by Sabina Meck) 2 Mazurkas, Op. 17, B. 77: No. 4 in A Minor (Arr. for Cello Quartet by Piotr Moss) 3 Mazurkas, Op. 7, B. 61: No. 1 ...

After his performance, Tianyou Li said that he found the polonaise a demanding composition, very intricate and full of emotions. "It is difficult to maintain its steady rhythm, at the same time ...

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/KCSEwfqs-VM" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] …in A-flat major. This is a live video; there are even ...

Donald Macleod explores “the poet of the piano”, Fryderyk Chopin. Donald starts this week’s episode with a look at how Chopin’s Polish heritage shaped his music. Although he left the country at the ...