Chopin: Breaking the Rules

Chopin: Breaking the Rules

Pianist Brian Ganz continues his quest to perform the complete works of the great Romantic composer Frédéric Chopin. This evening of masterworks includes several of Chopin’s intricate and nuanced mazurkas, the hauntingly beautiful Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, and much more, performed with Ganz’s signature artistry and authenticity.

*All works by Frédéric Chopin.

Mazurka in B-Flat Major, Op. Posth.
4 Mazurkas, Op. 30

No. 1 in C Minor
No. 2 in B Minor
No. 3 in D-Flat Major
No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
Contredanse in G-Flat Major, Op. Posth.
Waltz in D-Flat Major Op. 70, No. 3
Waltz in E Minor, Op. Posth.
Waltz in F Minor Op. 70, No. 2
Waltz in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1 ("Minute")

Polonaise in D Minor, Op. 71, No. 1
Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 ("Heroic")

Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. ("Lento con Gran' Espressione")
2 Nocturnes, Op. 32

No. 1 in B Major
No. 2 in A-Flat Major
Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4 (1833)
Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31

Brian Ganz, piano

Chopin: Breaking the Rules
  • Chopin: Breaking the Rules

    Pianist Brian Ganz continues his quest to perform the complete works of the great Romantic composer Frédéric Chopin. This evening of masterworks includes several of Chopin’s intricate and nuanced mazurkas, the hauntingly beautiful Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, and much more, performed with Ganz’s si...