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Topic: Chopin Saved My Life documentary [Ballade No. 1]  (Read 2723 times)

Offline michael_sayers

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Chopin Saved My Life documentary [Ballade No. 1]
on: June 07, 2015, 10:38:55 AM
Hi Everyone,

I think some of you may enjoy this!

https://iview.abc.net.au/programs/chopin-saved-my-life/ZX9405A001S00


Mvh,
Michael

Offline j_menz

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Re: Chopin Saved My Life documentary [Ballade No. 1]
Reply #1 on: June 07, 2015, 11:43:42 AM
Indeed. "Murdering Chopin is the road to salvation".

Words I've always lived by.
"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility. There are so few of us left" -- Oscar Levant

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Re: Chopin Saved My Life documentary [Ballade No. 1]
Reply #2 on: June 07, 2015, 07:09:36 PM
Indeed. "Murdering Chopin is the road to salvation".

Words I've always lived by.

Hi J_menz,

I wish I could give an informed comment, but unfortunately the video can not easily be viewed in Sweden.


Mvh,
Michael

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Re: Chopin Saved My Life documentary [Ballade No. 1]
Reply #3 on: June 07, 2015, 11:50:43 PM
Hi J_menz,

I wish I could give an informed comment, but unfortunately the video can not easily be viewed in Sweden.


Mvh,
Michael

You may have more success here then...

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/chopin-changed-my-life/on-demand/53565-001

It's actually not bad.
"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility. There are so few of us left" -- Oscar Levant

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Re: Chopin Saved My Life documentary [Ballade No. 1]
Reply #4 on: June 08, 2015, 05:34:08 AM
You may have more success here then...

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/chopin-changed-my-life/on-demand/53565-001

It's actually not bad.


Hi J_menz,

Thanks [although that one doesn't play here, either]!

Probably one day it will be available on YouTube from a "random" uploader, by which time I will unfortunately have forgotten about it.


Mvh,
Michael
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