Let’s get one thing straight: just because no-one’s ever written a stand-up show about, and including, classical music doesn’t mean that it’s a bad idea. In fact, thanks to this masterclass from Aidan ...

Remarkably, this is the only piece of Chopin solo piano music that has been a permanent fixture of the Classic FM Hall of Fame since its inception in 1996. As with the concertos, this particular ...

Introduction; Opus 9 No.1 (Bb minor); Opus 55 No.1 (F minor); Opus 9 No.2 (Eb major); Opus 27 No.2 (Db major); Opus posthumous 72 No.1 (E minor).

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 ...