Chopin's Most Alien Music (ft. Garrick Ohlsson)

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0:00 Mazurkas are elusive little things
5:33 Garrick’s early exposure to the Mazurkas
6:27 Studying with Rosina Lhévinne (Op. 50 No. 3)
14:42 Learning Op. 41 for the 1970 Chopin Competition
16:59 Comparing Garrick to Maryla Jonas (Op. 41 No. 1)
21:21 Capturing the spirit of Op. 41 No. 4
23:52 Listening to Ignaz Friedman’s Mazurkas
29:18 Chopin’s early Mazurkas (Op. 6 and 7)
35:58 Did Chopin play Mazurkas in 2/4 time? (Op. 33 No. 3)
39:34 The ambiguous A minor Mazurka, Op. 17 No. 4

Created and hosted by Ben Laude. Special thanks to Ethan Chilton and Abby Tilton for their assistance in the production of this video.

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