Annik Lafarge has written a fascinating book about Chopin&#39;s well-known 2nd piano sonata (the one with the funeral march), discussing not just the music, but also the social and cultural context of the time.

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<li><a href="https://anniklafarge.com" rel="nofollow">Annik Lafarge</a></li>
<li><a href="http://whychopin.com/about-chasing-chopin/" rel="nofollow">Chasing Chopin</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/write-now-with-scrivener-episode-no-4-annik-lafarge-author-of-chasing-chopin" rel="nofollow">Write Now with Scrivener, Episode No. 4: Annik Lafarge, Author of Chasing Chopin</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.frederickcollection.org/" rel="nofollow">The Frederick Collection of Historical Pianos</a></li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/3pY0gTe" rel="nofollow">Paul Badura-Skoda Plays Schubert</a></li>
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Episode #227 - The Crutch Interregnum

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.