Category Archive for 'Polina Khatsko'

Mazurka in B Major, Op. 63 No. 1 (1846)

Posted in Mazurkas, Polina Khatsko on Jun 17th, 2011

Ancient trees at Nohant Manor from "Chopin's Europe" courtesy Hanna Komarnicki

The first of this group of three mazurkas, in the key of  B Major,…
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“None of Us Are Free” – Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1

Posted in Chopin, Nocturnes, Polina Khatsko on May 18th, 2008

Cross-posted from our companion daily blog site The Chopin Currency: By “Currency” we mean just how contemporary – and how powerfully it resonates in our own time, nearly 200 years since the composer’s birth.

This month we’re getting a compelling reminder…

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Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1

Posted in Nocturnes, Polina Khatsko, Recordings on Apr 4th, 2008

Chopin Nocturnes Op. 48 Title page

“Magnificent in its breadth, it profound expression, and its tremendous sonority.” Dr. Frank Cooper’s summation of this Chopin Nocturne, composed in 1841, just about says it all. But if you want to know more, click here. Or else check out…

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Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2

Posted in Polina Khatsko, Recordings, Waltzes, piano on Feb 28th, 2008

Chopin’s third waltz has been called a “piece full of melancholy, gloom and grief, expressed in mournful simplicity.”

Though, according to the Vancouver Chopin Society,

The composer Stephen Heller related that Chopin called this slow (Lento) waltz his favorite. When Heller…

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