Release Date: 01/01/19

As a composer, Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) focused almost exclusively on piano music, the technique of which he renewed.

As a composer, Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) focused almost exclusively on piano music, the technique of which he renewed. He used the first ballad as an independent work. Balladi is a form of poetry that originally told a story and spread to music in the Romantic era, especially with Chopin. The other composers of the album are Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016), Magnus Lindberg (b. 1958), Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) and Matthew Whittal (b. 1975).