“The depth and the breadth of his creation is extraordinary…from love to furious anger, from joy to endless sadness and melancholy, from tenderness to pride and defiance. Its beauty and enchantment are supreme.”

There’s only one composer who fits this description: the “poet of the piano,” Fryderyk Chopin…who in the words of one writer, “expressed everything he had to say to the world through his music.” This year, the world will answer back with a year-long celebration of the Chopin Bicentennial.

WDAV Classical Public Radio is pleased to chime in with Radio Chopin: 200 Stories to Mark the 200th Anniversary of the Composer’s Birth.

Two hundred 2-minute modules comprise a series that tells the stories of the people, places, and particulars behind the composer and every one of his timeless works.

FULL PERFORMANCES of music mentioned with copy for local hosts are provided for optional broadcast after modules. Download the music from the series "Radio Chopin: The Music" here on PRX. Music is organized according to Episode number.

Supplemental audio, video and reference materials for the series are housed at www.radiochopin.org. Supported in part by a grant from the Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation. Hide full description

“The depth and the breadth of his creation is extraordinary…from love to furious anger, from joy to endless sadness and melancholy, from tenderness to pride and defiance. Its beauty and enchantment are supreme.” There’s only one composer who fits this description: the “poet of the piano,” Fryderyk Chopin…who in the words of one writer, “expressed everything he had to say to the world through his music.” This year, the world will answer back with a year-long celebration of the Chopin Bicentennial.WDAV Classical Public Radio is pleased to chime in with Radio Chopin: 200 Stories to Mark the 200th Anniversary of the Composer’s Birth.Two hundred 2-minute modules comprise a series that tells the stories of the people, places, and particulars behind the composer and every one of his... Show full description