Sunday, 15 February 2026

The Fantastic & the Heroic

Dmitri Shostakovich playing his own 1920-1922 Three Fantastic Dances Opus 5:


Video from The Piano Experience's youtube channel


Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz playing Chopin's 1842 Heroic, Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat major Opus 53, at the International Chopin Piano Competition, Warsaw 2005, where he won first place:


Video from Blechacz Fanpage's youtube channel