(16) Polonaises, Movements: No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26/1 Evgeny Kissin, Piano Fryderyk Chopin, Composer (16) Polonaises, Movements: No. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 26/2 Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Evgeny ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This time last year Evgeny Kissin was touring an imaginative recital programme around Europe. The first half ...