Fryderyk Chopin: Mazurkas, Op.59 (Josh Wright)

Joshua Wright is a Pianist and Teacher based in the USA. He is well known on the internet for his pedagogy and has his own youtube channel. The performance of this opus won him the "Best Mazurka award" in the 2015 National Chopin Competiton. Chopin's Op.59 Mazurkas were written in 1845, a year after his third and final piano sonata was to be published. The constant major/minor oscillation used by Chopin in this set can be found in old Slavic folksongs. 00:00 A minor 3:56 A flat major 6:22 F minor