Houstoun and Chopin
- Houstoun and Chopin Part 1
- New Zealand’s foremost pianist Michael Houstoun talks to Tim Dodd about his approach to playing the music of Fryderyk Chopin. In this first programme, Houstoun outlines the difficulties involved in performing one of Chopin’s easiest pieces, the Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4, and takes a look at an early Nocturne and the Etudes. (duration: 57′42″)
- Houstoun and Chopin Part 2
- In this programme, Michael Houstoun and Tim Dodd talk about Preludes, Mazurkas, Polonaises and Ballades. (duration: 57′26″)
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Chopin and Houstoun
(Houstoun photo by Dean Zillwood)
The recordings of the Etude in C minor Op 25/12, the Ballade No 3 in A flat Op 47 and the Scherzo No 3 in C# minor Op 39 used in these programmes are copyright Kiwi Pacific Records International Limited and are used by permission.