Chopin: Piano Favourites, Vol. 2

Featuring

Idil Biret
Frédéric Chopin

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Compositional Technique

Chopin adopted and developed forms like the Nocturne, Waltz, Mazurka, and Polonaise for his solo piano works.

Performer Biography

Idil Biret has made over seventy records since the 1960s, including complete piano works of Brahms, Chopin, and Rachmaninov for Naxos, and has received numerous awards.

Composer Biography

Fryderyk Chopin, born in 1810 to a French father and Polish mother, spent his early life and musical training in Warsaw before moving to Paris.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Chopin's compositions were mainly for the piano, for which he created new forms and used the instrument to convey subtle tone-colours.

Performer Biography

Idil Biret, the pianist on this album, began playing at age three and graduated from the Paris Conservatoire at fifteen with three first prizes, studying under Nadia Boulanger and Alfred Cortot.

Composer Biography

Chopin had a relationship with the writer George Sand (Aurore Dudevant) and spent winters in Mallorca and summers at her country-house in Nohant, but their separation occurred in 1846.

Composer Biography

In Paris, Chopin established himself as a pianist, performing mainly for private audiences in elegant salons, and also worked as a teacher for a socially distinguished clientele.