Idil Biret has performed with major orchestras worldwide under conductors such as Monteux, Boult, and Kempe since the age of sixteen.
Performer Biography
Idil Biret, the pianist on this recording, began piano lessons at age three and graduated from the Paris Conservatoire with three first prizes at fifteen.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chopin adapted the Mazurka, a country dance from Mazovia, relying on its original rhythm and varying moods for his compositions.
Composer Biography
Fryderyk Chopin, born near Warsaw in 1810, was the son of Nicolas Chopin, a Frenchman by birth but a Polish patriot in sentiment.
Composition History
Chopin wrote his first Mazurka in 1820 at the age of ten, and his last two in the year of his death, 1849.
Composer Biography
Chopin moved to Paris after failing to establish himself in Vienna, at a time when Poland had fallen victim to Russia.
