What is Chopin's 4th Ballade About? (ft. Alan Walker) | Ep. 3 The Chopin Podcast

Chopin Foundation: https://chopin.org The Chopin Podcast: https://chopinpodcast.com Listen to Episode 3: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-3-ballades/id1765998900?i=1000673612714 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aVVFxXT72uB4KnKa898e8 Audible: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Chopin-Podcast/B0DFVRVCX4 0:00 What is Chopin's music about? 1:26 Chopin's painful summer of 1842 5:16 Sewing mischief with Mickiewicz ballads 10:02 Ballade No. 4: dedicatee and fee 14:21 Liszt, program music, and Chopin's compositional process 19:37 Nothing spoils a good story like an eyewitness 23:37 Schumann's Chopin programs Hosted and created by Ben Laude. 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. Access uncut interviews Garrick Ohlsson and other special guests: https://patreon.com/BenLaude https://www.facebook.com/chopinpodcast https://www.instagram.com/benlawdy Special thanks to Abby Tilton and Mark Rau for their assistance in the production of this video.