Frederick Chopin:
Four-part Course on His Piano Music

A treat for lovers of Chopin's music from Trevor Stephenson, the artistic director of the
Madison Bach Musicians (click here for more biographical information). Mr. Stephenson
specializes in playing original arrangements on historical instruments, many of which he
helped to rebuild and customize. Among his 15 recordings is Music of Frédéric Chopin:
Performed on an Original English Piano of the 1840’s.

Class meets on Thursdays, 6−7:30 pm, February 2, 9, 16, 23
Cost $120 per person - enrollment closes January 27, 2017
Class limited to 15 - reading knowledge of music suggested
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PROGRAM:
                              February 2nd: Waltzes, Preludes
                              February 9: Nocturnes, Mazurkas
                              February 16: Etudes, Polonaises
                              February 23: Ballades, Scherzos

INSTRUMENTS:
                              18th c. Fortepiano (Sheppard after Stein)
                              c. 1840 Cottage Upright Piano (attr. C. Smart)
                              c. 1850 English Parlor Piano (Collard & Collard)
                              c. 1855 Viennese Concert Grand Piano (Bösendorfer)

TOPICS:
                             Origins of Chopin's compositional style;
                             Tonal qualities of his pianos;
                             Early 19th c temperaments, fingering, pedaling;
                             Articulation, touch, tempo, tempo rubato