Alan Walker on the Fiasco Behind Chopin's Preludes | Ep. 1 The Chopin Podcast

The Chopin Podcast: https://chopinpodcast.com Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chopin-podcast/id1765998900 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hNW9BuUCK0z2adPHhqArh Audible: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Chopin-Podcast/B0DFVRVCX4 0:09 Introducing Alan Walker 0:56 A vacation to Spain 4:57 Paradise turns to purgatory 9:48 George Sand's fanciful "raindrop" story 15:17 The inner life of Chopin's mind 18:11 Bach's influence on Chopin 23:52 The tourist trap in Valldemossa 28:34 Alan Walker's favorite Prelude 29:59 The Chopin Foundation of the United States Hosted and created by Ben Laude. Thanks to Alan Walker for sharing his deep knowledge from years of scrupulous research. Watch more on Walker's YouTube channel: @alanwalker3515 Walker is pictured at the end of the video walking alongside genealogist Piotr Mysłakowski, who has done extensive research on Chopin, his family and surroundings, and has published many books. -- This video is part of my partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. The partnership was forged on the eve of the 11th National Chopin Competition, to be held in Miami in January 2025. The Chopin Foundation is a national non-profit organization founded by its President, Blanka A. Rosenstiel in 1977, and inspired by the first US Chopin Competition she presented in Miami in 1975. Support the Chopin Foundation: https://chopin.org/donate Steinway & Sons is the National Chopin Piano Competition's Preferred Piano Partner. https://www.facebook.com/chopinpodcast https://www.instagram.com/benlawdy Special thanks to Abby Tilton for her assistance in the production of this video, and to Magdalena Baczewska for the Polish diction lesson.