"His music seems to fall from heaven," says Garrick Ohlsson of Frederic Chopin. As we mark the composer's 200th birthday, Ohlsson talks to WNYC's Sara Fishko about Chopin's influence on classical piano music.
Ballade no 1 in G minor
Artist: Frederic Chopin, performed by Artur RubinsteinAlbum: The Chopin Ballades & ScherzosLabel: RCAPurchase: AmazonImpromptu no 2 in F sharp, Opus 36
Artist: Frederic Chopin, performed by Garrick OhlssonAlbum: The Complete Chopin Piano Works Vol. 5 ~ Polonaises & ImpromptusLabel: Arabesque RecordingsPurchase: AmazonNocturne in D flat major
Artist: Frederic Chopin, performed by Garrick OhlssonAlbum: No recording availableLabel: performed live in studioNocturne in D flat major
Artist: Frederic Chopin, performed by Garrick OhlssonAlbum: Chopin: Préludes & NocturnesLabel: EMI ClassicsPurchase: AmazonPolonaise in A flat
Artist: Frederic Chopin, performed by Garrick OhlssonAlbum: No recording availableLabel: performed live in studioNocturne no. 2 in E flat
Artist: Frederic Chopin, performed by Garrick OhlssonAlbum: No recording availableLabel: performed live in studioEtude opus 10 no. 12, “Revolutionary”
Artist: Frederic Chopin, performed by Garrick OhlssonAlbum: No recording availableLabel: performed live in studioNocturne in F sharp Major
Artist: Frederic Chopin, performed by Mieczyslaw HorszowskiAlbum: Mieczyslaw Horszowski Plays Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven
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