Eugen Indjic has Schumann steal Chopin's thunder at Westminster Cathedral Hall

By Evan Dickerson, 22 November 2012

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Reviewed at Westminster Cathedral Hall, London on 18 November 2012

Chopin, Nocturne no. 13 in C minor, Op.48 no.1

Chopin, Ballade no. 4 in F minor, Op.52

Chopin, Mazurka in B flat minor, Op.24 no.4

Chopin, Mazurka in B minor, Op.30 no.2

Chopin, Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op.30 no.4

Chopin, Mazurka in F sharp minor, Op.59 no.3

Chopin, Scherzo no. 3 in C sharp minor, Op.39

Schumann, Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6

Liszt, Mephisto Waltz no. 1, "Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke", S 514

Eugen Indjic, Piano

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