The garden of a manor house in Sintra, in the misty hills above Lisbon, may seem a long way to go to hear Chopin garnished with birdsong, but attendance at Sintra´s exquisitely civilised music ...

Chopin's Nocturnes form a central collection in the romantic piano repertoire, and with good reason. But just how did the inspiration for such an epic set of piano pieces come about? Frederic Chopin's ...

Chopin was born 200 years ago on Monday, but it’s a tricky anniversary to celebrate. His oeuvre, almost exclusively for piano, offers little scope for repackaging. There is nothing to be dug up or ...

In Paris, far from his Polish homeland, Chopin gave his soul to the piano, creating for it music of unearthly beauty. Into the Nocturnes, he poured the greatest brightness of his genius. Chopin was ...

FORT WORTH — Every so often a concert feels particularly special, one you’re grateful to be experiencing. That’s how it was with pianist Piers Lane’s recital Saturday night at Texas Christian ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A sticker on the cover notes that in this two-CD set "the greatest of all living Chopin interpreters records the composer's best-loved ...