Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer, virtuoso pianist, and music teacher. He was one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano".
Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola, a village in the Duchy of Warsaw. A renowned child-prodigy pianist and composer, he grew up in Warsaw and completed his musical education there. Following the Russian suppression of the Polish November 1830 Uprising, he settled in Paris as part of the Polish Great Emigration. He supported himself as a composer and piano teacher, giving few public performances. From 1837 to 1847 he carried on a relationship with the French woman writer George Sand. For most of his life, Chopin suffered from poor health; he died in Paris in 1849 at the age of 39.
The vast majority of Chopin's works are exclusively for solo piano, the most notable exceptions being his two piano concertos. His compositions are technically demanding but emphasise nuance and expressive depth. Chopin invented the musical form known as the instrumental ballade and made major innovations to the piano sonata, mazurka, waltz, nocturne, polonaise, étude, impromptu, scherzo, and prélude.
Compositions by Frédéric Chopin appear on
Chopin Showcase
Composer
Ian Holtham, Piano. The genesis of this recording was to assemble a number of the composer's most attractive and original works as a mark of homage to one of the most outstandingly innovative and important composers for the piano who has ever lived.
Chopin: Complete Ballades and Scherzi
Composer
Having successfully tackled the complete etudes of Chopin, Ian Holtham has turned his attention to the the composer's complete ballades and scherzi, undoubtedly amongst his most individual and characteristic works.
The Chopin Collection
Composer
"This first CD - the first, we plead, of many - stamps her as one of the coming big names of world pianism." (Kim Lockwood, Herald Sun) Rita's impeccable connections with Chopin give her playing and interpretation an uncommon integrity and authority. Rita is one of the world's finest pianists.
With Tenderness, With Fire
Composer
Ronald Farren-Price encores his hugely popular "Reflections" CD with this recital of music ranging from the sublime beauty of a Beethoven Adagio to the thundering splendour of Prokofiev's "Toccata".
Music on the Move
Composer
A fantastic selection of music from Australia's longest-running independent classical label. Twenty-nine ear-grabbing tracks selected from our catalog. Top Australian performers and composers featured in organ, chamber, choral, Australian, classical, improvisational and early music.
Ronald Farren-Price Plays Chopin
Composer
With a virtuosity that has become the hallmark of his performing career, Farren-Price pays tribute to the creative genius of Frederic Chopin in this carefully selected program.
études
Composer
Ian Holtham, piano. Featuring Chopin's 'Twenty-Four Études Op. 10 & Op. 25', perfect examples of their genre, wonderfully innovative in their textures and uncompromisingly challenging in their technical difficulties.
Reflections
Composer
Internationally acclaimed pianist Ronald Farren-Price presents superb performances of some of the greatest music ever written for the piano.
Kevin Kanisius Suherman plays Schimmel Konzert 280
Composer
Brilliant young pianist, Keven Suherman presents a truly awe inspiring recital of Liszt, Beethoven and Schumann on the new Schimmel Konzert 280 piano.
Silver - Pot-Pourri celebrating 25 years
Composer
In 2012 one of Australia’s most-loved groups, Pot-Pourri, is celebrating 25 years! Silver is the group’s seventh recording and celebrates its 25th Anniversary.
Kevin Kanisius Suherman plays Schimmel Konzert 213
Composer
For over 120 years, Schimmel pianos have brought joy to the hearts of pianists and music enthusiasts alike. Young pianist Kevin Suherman plays a recital of well loved music to showcase the Schimmel Konzert 213 piano.
Schimmel Concert Grand Piano
Composer
Music by Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Sain-Saens, Schumann, Gottschalk and Vine to demonstrate the new Schimmel K 256 concert grand.
Pianists of Excellence
Composer
The Team of Pianists has achieved acclaim throughout Europe and Australia for their vitality and freshness in technique. Features solo, duo and two piano works Haydn, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms and Sculthorpe.
