Director
Tony Palmer

Programme
Chopin :
Waltz No 1 in E flat minor Op 18
Waltz No 6 in D flat minro Op 64 No 2 "Minute Waltz"
Nocturne No 13 in C minor Op 48 No 1
Prelude No 7 in A major Op 28 No 7
Prelude No 15 in D flat minor Op 28 No 15
Etude No 5 in G flat major Op 10 No 5
Scherzo No 1 in B minor Op 20
Sonata in B minor Op 35 - third movement ("Funeral March")
Polonaise in A flat major Op 53
Etude No 3 in E major Op 10 No 3
Fantasie-Impromptu in C sharp minor Op 66 (posth)


A simple but delightful film: for an hour, the delightful young Russian pianist Valentina Igoshina plays a selection of Chopin's best-loved works.

She also talks in between pieces about the challenges of rewards of Chopin's music from the pianist's point of view.

Directed by Tony Palmer, the film sets the scene perfectly, with a salon setting and period costume.