People have been singing ballads since the beginning of human history, and poets have been writing them for almost that long. But it took Frederic Chopin to turn the ballad (or ballade, as he called ...

102 Chopin, Frederic: Ballade in F Major, Op. 38 / Piano 103 Chopin, Frederic: Ballade in A Flat Minor, Op. 47 / Piano 201 Chopin, Frederic: Ballade in F Minor, Op. 52 / Piano 202 Chopin, Frederic: ...

Chopin: Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52 Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes performs Chopin's Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52 live at the Wigmore Hall in London. Presented by Penny Gore.

The Chinese pianist Yundi Li, popularly known simply as Yundi, let his hands drop dramatically from the keyboard after a powerful passage toward the end of Chopin’s Ballade No. 4 in F Minor. The ...

A Yorkshire boxer has impressed judges Claudia Winkleman, Mika and Lang Lang with his rendition of Chopin’s Ballade No.4 at Manchester Piccadilly on Channel 4 show The Piano. Did you know with a ...

Applause, standing ovations and tears of joy abounded in the audience of classical pianist Dan Franklin Smith’s two-hour concert last month at Soka University. “I love Chopin and the Ballade #4 made ...

Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.

Anderszewski's beautifully conceived programme, delivered with supreme elegance and emotional directness, concentrates on late Chopin; the F minor Mazurka Op 68 no 4 manuscript was found on his ...

Though Martha Argerich's legions of admirers have reluctantly accepted that the chance of any more solo studio recordings from her is now small, more and more of her recent concerts seem to be ...

101 Chopin, F.: Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23 / Piano 102 Chopin, F.: Ballade in F Major, Op. 38 / Piano 103 Chopin, F.: Ballade in A Flat Major, Op. 47 / Piano 201 ...