About this episode
In this first of two episodes on Chopin's Mazurkas, Garrick Ohlsson deciphers select Mazurkas from across Chopin's compositional periods; music critic Jed Distler recommends some of the finest recordings of the past century; and finally, Juilliard professor Jerome Lowenthal listens to Mazurka recordings made by his teacher, the legendary William Kapell, and compares them to other luminaries of 20th-century piano playing. This podcast is produced in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. For more, visit chopin.org . Each episode in this series is dedicated to one of Chopin's major compositional genres, and features Garrick as well as special guests approaching the pieces within that genre from a number of different angles – analytically, historically, and pianistically. Follow us at chopinpodcast.com . Created and hosted by Ben Laude.