In this series we explore the oeuvre of Frédéric Chopin. Three performances played on historical fortepianos from the Polish Chopin Institute: an 1849 Erard , an 1848 Pleyel and an 1838 Erard.
Episode 20.
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
1. Piano sonata, opus 58.
Howard Shelley, Erard fortepiano, 1849.
2. Polonaise, opus 40 no 2.
Magdalena Lisak, Erard fortepiano, 1849.
3. Nocturne, opus 48 no 2.
4. Scherzo no 2, opus 31.
Wojciech Switala, Pleyel fortepiano, 1848.