The Chopin Experience: Chopin Ballades
Sunday 18 May 2008 17:00-18:30 (Radio 3)
Stephen Johnson is joined by pianist Cedric Tiberghien for an exploration of Chopin's Four Ballades and their possible hidden links to literature. With conductor and researcher Christopher Gayford, Stephen also looks at how we perceive musical structure and the impact this has on our appreciation of Chopin's music.
Part of Radio 3's .
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
How do we look at art and listen to music?
Stephen Johnson and Christopher Gayford visited the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester to look at this drawing:
Santa Maria del Rosario, Venice by Francesco Tironi
We can choose were we stand when we look at a painting and this affects our response; can we do something similar with a piece of music?
Playlist
Chopin: Ballades
Cedric Tiberghien Piano
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901943
Ballade No 1 Op. 23 Track 1
Ballade No 2 Op. 38 Track 2
Ballade No 3 Op. 47 Track 7
Ballade No 4 Op. 52 Track 8
Chopin: Barcarolle
Artur Rubinstein Piano
RCA Red Seal RD89911
Track 5
