A tribute to the art of Chopin (1810-1849), to his unique and inimitable writing, which prepared the ground for 20th-century music and the modern piano. The film combines two approaches: the first, narrative in form, chronicles the composer's most creative periods, describing his genius in the context of his era, the pivotal stages in his career, his work methods, existential concerns and musical influences. The other approach, analytical, presents comments from some of the greatest interpreters of his works, among whom Garrick Ohlsson, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bella Davidovitch, Piotr Anderszewski, Evgeny Kissin and Yuja Wang. This second axis is the crux of the film, conveying the passion with which today's artists perform Chopin, their understanding of his music, seemingly so easy but in reality so difficult. Archival footage of such legendary pianists round off this musical portrait: 3:34 Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 Garrick Ohlsson - piano 4:10 Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21 Garrick Ohlsson - piano 6:48 Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 Evgeny Kissin - piano 8:59 Frédéric Chopin - Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 64/2 Krystian Zimerman - piano 11:28 Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka No. 38 in F-sharp minor, Op. 59/3 Ivo Pogorelich - piano 14:12 Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 Krystian Zimerman - piano 16:58 Frédéric Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Krystian Zimerman - piano 19:07 Frédéric Chopin - Prélude No. 6 in B minor, Op. 28 Maurizio Pollini - piano 21:04 Frédéric Chopin - Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 Martha Argerich - piano 25:53 Frédéric Chopin - Etude No. 2 in A minor, Op. 10 Garrick Ohlsson - piano 27:25 Frédéric Chopin - Etude No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 Sviatoslav Richter - piano 31:26 Frédéric Chopin - Etude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10 Evgeny Kissin - piano 35:10 Frédéric Chopin - Sonate No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 Yuja Wang - piano 41:00 Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka No. 2 in F minor, Op. 63 Piotr Anderszewski - piano 44:53 Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise Fantasie in A-flat major, Op. 61 Murray Perahia - piano 47:24 Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka No. 4 in F minor, Op. 68 Bella Davidovich - piano 48:31 Frédéric Chopin - Scherzo No. 1, Op. 20 Garrick Ohlsson - piano 49:24 Frédéric Chopin - Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Arthur Rubinstein - piano Watch Garrick Ohlsson playing the Chopin Concertos: youtu.be/Kozhi6PMKqU Subscribe to EuroArts: goo.gl/jrui3M

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