Economou plays Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 & 4 Ballades

The very term Ballade suggests an extra-musical narrative; something heroic and resonant, and for Chopin – exile, dreamer, visionary and virtuoso – the form had a special significance, inspiring four of his most original and poetic large-scale works for piano. In 1984, at the Munich Klaviersommer, they formed the passionate heart of this recital from the remarkable Greek pianist Nicolas Economou, captured here at the height of his tragically curtailed career. A Chopin scherzo and a Bach encore frame this portrait of a much-missed young pianist with an unrivalled gift for musical storytelling.

Soloist: 

Nicolas Economou (Piano)