The Chopin Podcast

Garrick Ohlsson and Ben Laude
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A podcast about the greatest piano music ever composed.

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  1. WALTZES

    Episodio 1

    WALTZES

    In this first episode of Season 2, pianist Garrick Ohlsson surveys the many brilliant Waltzes Chopin composed for the piano throughout his career; world-renowned concert pianist Stephen Hough joins us to explore his own Chopin Waltzes cycle for Hyperion, recently released on vinyl; music critic Jed Distler will recommend some vintage recordings of Chopin's Waltzes from the past century; and finally, pianophile and historical recordings expert Mark Ainley will tell the story of one of history's greatest champions of the Chopin Waltzes, Dinu Lipatti. This podcast is produced in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. For more, visit chopin.org. Each episode in this series is dedicated to one of Chopin's major compositional genres, and features Garrick as well as special guests approaching the pieces within that genre from a number of different angles – analytically, historically, and pianistically. Follow us at chopinpodcast.com. Created and hosted by Ben Laude.

    2 h y 2 min
  2. MAZURKAS - Part I

    Episodio 2

    MAZURKAS - Part I

    In this first of two episodes on Chopin's Mazurkas, Garrick Ohlsson deciphers select Mazurkas from across Chopin's compositional periods; music critic Jed Distler recommends some of the finest recordings of the past century; and finally, Juilliard professor Jerome Lowenthal listens to Mazurka recordings made by his teacher, the legendary William Kapell, and compares them to other luminaries of 20th-century piano playing. This podcast is produced in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. For more, visit chopin.org. Each episode in this series is dedicated to one of Chopin's major compositional genres, and features Garrick as well as special guests approaching the pieces within that genre from a number of different angles – analytically, historically, and pianistically. Follow us at chopinpodcast.com. Created and hosted by Ben Laude.

    1 h 16 min
  3. MAZURKAS - Part II

    Episodio 3

    MAZURKAS - Part II

    In this second of two episodes on Chopin Mazurkas, pianist Garrick Ohlsson confronts Chopin's most genius and epic Mazurkas; Polish musician Janusz Prusinowski reveals the living tradition of Mazurking through its diverse folk styles and instruments developed over centuries; pianist and soprano Chelsea Guo stops by to sing some Chopin – specifically, a collection of his Mazurkas set to text by 19th-century French singer, composer, and pianist Pauline Viardot; and finally, Garrick returns for an epilogue to this epic two-part episode, to reflect on a lifetime spent with Chopin's Mazurkas. This podcast is produced in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. For more, visit chopin.org. Each episode in this series is dedicated to one of Chopin's major compositional genres, and features Garrick as well as special guests approaching the pieces within that genre from a number of different angles – analytically, historically, and pianistically. Follow us at chopinpodcast.com. Created and hosted by Ben Laude.

    1 h 52 min
  4. POLONAISES

    Episodio 4

    POLONAISES

    In this fourth episode of Season 2, Ben Laude meets Garrick Ohlsson in his home to explore Chopin's Polonaises at the piano. Then we're joined by a pair of recent medalists from the International Chopin Competition who will react to their own Polonaise performances from Warsaw, 2021 Silver medalist Alexander Gadjiev and 2010 Gold medalist Yulianna Avdeeva. Finally, Jed Distler recommends some of the finest recordings of the Polonaises from the past century. This podcast is produced in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. For more, visit chopin.org. Each episode in this series is dedicated to one of Chopin's major compositional genres, and features Garrick as well as special guests approaching the pieces within that genre from a number of different angles – analytically, historically, and pianistically. Follow us at chopinpodcast.com. Created and hosted by Ben Laude.

    2 h y 48 min
  5. SONATAS

    Episodio 5

    SONATAS

    In this fifth episode of Season 2, Ben Laude and Garrick Ohlsson turn their attention to Chopin's multi-movement masterpieces, the Sonatas. Then, 2010 International Chopin Competition gold medalist Yulianna Avdeeva returns to the podcast to react to her own performances of Chopin's 2nd and 3rd Sonatas, before 2021 bronze medalist Martín García García joins the show to share his feelings on Chopin's youthful and neglected 1st Sonata. Musicologist Jeffrey Kallberg has some provocative questions about Chopin's so-called "Funeral March"; and finally, Jed Distler recommends some of the finest recordings of the Sonatas from the past century. This podcast is produced in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. For more, visit chopin.org. Each episode in this series is dedicated to one of Chopin's major compositional genres, and features Garrick as well as special guests approaching the pieces within that genre from a number of different angles – analytically, historically, and pianistically. Follow us at chopinpodcast.com. Created and hosted by Ben Laude.

    2 h y 53 min
  6. Season 2 Episode : CONCERTOS

    Episodio 6

    Season 2 Episode : CONCERTOS

    In Season 2 Episode 6, Ben Laude and Garrick Ohlsson explore Chopin's two large-scale works for piano and orchestra, the Concertos; 2021 International Chopin Competition bronze medalist and Concerto Prize-winner Martín García García returns to the podcast to react to his own performance of Chopin's 2nd Concerto from Warsaw; University of Cambridge Professor John Rink offers a defense of the Chopin Concertos against their critics; and finally, Jed Distler recommends some of the finest recordings of the Concertos from the past century. This podcast is produced in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. For more, visit chopin.org. Each episode in this series is dedicated to one of Chopin's major compositional genres, and features Garrick as well as special guests approaching the pieces within that genre from a number of different angles – analytically, historically, and pianistically. Follow us at chopinpodcast.com. Created and hosted by Ben Laude.

    1 h 52 min
  7. VARIETY SHOW

    Episodio 7

    VARIETY SHOW

    We've reached the finish line here in Season 2 Episode 7, dedicated to some of the outlier pieces that fall outside Chopin's more well-known genres In this series finale, Garrick Ohlsson breaks down Chopin's youthful and experimental Rondos; Jed Distler recommends recordings for a whole suite of singular and lesser-known works by Chopin; then come three special guests making their first Chopin Podcast appearance: bronze medalist of the 2015 International Chopin Competition Kate Liu will react to her beloved performance of the Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise from Warsaw; GRAMMY Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax drops in to discuss Chopin's chamber music composed in the earliest and latest periods of his musical life; and we'll finish with spokesperson of the Chopin Institute in Warsaw Alek Laskowski, featuring the story of the origins of The International Chopin Competition a century ago; to cap things off, Ben visits Garrick's house one more time to ask him to reflect on this exhaustive survey of Chopin's works we've recorded for this podcast. This podcast is produced in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. For more, visit chopin.org. Each episode in this series is dedicated to one of Chopin's major compositional genres, and features Garrick as well as special guests approaching the pieces within that genre from a number of different angles – analytically, historically, and pianistically. Follow us at chopinpodcast.com. Created and hosted by Ben Laude.

    2 h y 34 min
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  • Creador
    Garrick Ohlsson and Ben Laude
  • Episodios
    17
  • Temporadas
    2
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