The Four Ballades, composed between 1831 and 1842, are perhaps the most perfect examples of Chopin's instinctive sense of musical shape and tonal organisation. The sheer technical finesse of his piano ...

As a pianist, Frederic Chopin possessed talents beyond emulation. He had an impact on other musicians entirely out of proportion to the number of concerts he gave — only 30 public performances in 30 ...

(27) Etudes, Movements: F, Op. 25/3 Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Augustin Anievas, Piano (27) Etudes, Movements: A minor, Op. 25/4 Augustin Anievas, Piano Fryderyk Chopin, Composer (27) Etudes, Movements ...

Following on from his Chopin Preludes disc comes Li Yundi’s first recording of what are arguably the composer’s biggest challenges: the four Ballades. They are coolly but compellingly dispatched, with ...

A balladeer is someone who tells a story in song, so you’d expect something called a ’ballade’ to be something like a story in notes. But Chopin left no clue about what stories had in mind - so ...

This epic Chopin ballade takes its time to get going, but once it does you'll be completely swept along. Chopin initially composed his set of one-movement ballades between 1831 and 1842, and quickly ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. How did Chopin play the piano? A veil of mystery will always stand between us and composers who lived before ...

Frederic Chopin was a Polish-born pianist and composer of matchless genius in the realm of keyboard music. As a pianist, his talents were beyond emulation and had an impact on other musicians entirely ...

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, ...

Award-winning pianist Deiran Manning will perform an evening of keyboard music at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor on Friday, ...

(27) Etudes, Movements: C, Op. 10/1 Nima Sarkechik, Piano Fryderyk Chopin, Composer (27) Etudes, Movements: A minor, Op. 10/2 Nima Sarkechik, Piano Fryderyk Chopin, Composer (27) Etudes, Movements: E, ...