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“The piano keys are black and white but they sound like a million colors in your mind.”
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Scenes of a breakup between Chopin and Maria Wodzinska. Sheets (p. 1-4): https://musopen.org/music/4415-waltzes-op-69/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
We round out a series chock-full of melancholic music with the most melancholic piece yet: a nostalgic waltz by Chopin. We discuss Romeo and Juliet, the Footloose prequel, and Haagen-Dazs. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
One of Chopin's final works. Sheets: https://musopen.org/music/105-mazurkas-op-67/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
One of Chopin's first mazurkas: a mazurka about a mazurka. ...mazurka. Sheets (p. 3-4): https://musopen.org/music/107-mazurkas-op-7/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
It's two-for-one week as we tackle two mazurkas in a single episode! One of these mazurkas is one of the final pieces Chopin ever wrote. We discuss cocktails, an assassination attempt, and massive amounts of nostalgia. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
"At the cemetery." -Chopin Sheets (p. 6-8): https://musopen.org/music/4433-nocturnes-op-15/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
We take a turn for the darker side of Chopin today with an exploration of the musical form inspired by nighttime, the nocturne. We discuss cemeteries, psychics, and Chopin’s preserved heart. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
Chopin's first published work: a traditional Polish dance. Sheets: https://musopen.org/music/4399-polonaise-in-g-minor-b-1/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
We are shifting the spotlight with a new series on the Romantic era and the musical prodigy Frederic Chopin. Today we'll focus on a traditional Polish dance, the polonaise. We discuss Polish prom, killer worms, and playing the piano with one's foot. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
ABACA or ABABA? That is the question. Sheets(p. 4-8): https://musopen.org/music/2549-piano-sonata-no-19-in-g-minor-op-49-no-1/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
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