Nocturne - The Romantic Life of Frédéric Chopin

The story of the tender, but volatile relationship between Frédéric Chopin and the novelist George Sand is told through a seamless narrative, comprising extracts from their letters and diaries and interspersed with some of the composer's best-loved solo piano works.

Nocturne in C minor Op.48 No.1
Polonaise in A Op. 40 No.1
Waltz in C sharp minor Op.64 No.2
Etude in A flat Op.25 No.1
Mazurka in D Op.33 No.2
Ballade No.3 in A flat Op.47

Interval

Mazurka in A minor Op.67 No.4
Prelude in D flat Op.28 (raindrop)
Prelude in G minor Op.28
Waltz in D flat Op.64 No.1 (petit chien)
Nocturne in D flat Op.27 No.2
Ballade No.4 in F minor Op.52

Lucy Parham, piano
Patricia Hodge, narrator
Alex Jennings, narrator
Scripted by Lucy Parham