Lessel / Cybulska-Amsler,Dorota - Works for Pianoforte - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Eugen Indjic was born in Belgrade in 1947. His mother was a Russian amateur pianist and his father a Serbian army general under King Peter II of Yugoslavia. Immigrating to the US with his mother at the age of four, he there became interested in music after hearing a recording of Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu and Polonaise in A flat major. Moved by a desire to master those pieces, he took lessons with Georgian pianist, Liubov Stephani. He made his first public performance at the age of nine, appearing with the Springfield Symphony, playing Mozart's D minor Piano Concerto. By the age of eleven he was already playing Liszt on NBC television, and at twelve he made his first recording for RCA Victor. Over the course of his long career he has won numerous awards at festivals and for his extensive discography. The present features a recital of the composer who inspired Indjic to take up music in the first place- Chopin. Album Tracks 1. I Grave - Doppio Movimento 2. II Scherzo - Piu Lento - Tempo I 3. III Marche Funebre (Lento) 4. IV Finale (Presto) 5. Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op.48 No. 1 (1841) 6. I Allegro Maestoso 7. II Scherzo (Molto Vivace) 8. III Largo 9. IV Finale (Presto Non Tanto)

Described as a 'visionary and poet of the cello', Bartosz Koziak has gained the acclaim of music lovers and critics not only for his extraordinary interpretation of works by both classical and contemporary composers but also for his thoughtful and often daring program choices. As an established performer of contemporary music, Bartosz Koziak was a long time and regular guest participant in Krzysztof Penderecki's concert projects. He participated in the first album recording of the Concerto grosso conducted by the composer and has performed most of his cello works. On the present he presents Martinu's Cello Concerto No. 2 and Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2. Album Tracks 1. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2, H. 304 (1945) 2. Sonata for Cello and Paino No. 2, H. 286 (1941)

Nowadays, the work of François Couperin is commonly associated with harpsichord music of the turn of the Baroque and Classicism. His elaborate miniatures and suites, plenty of brilliant ornaments, are now almost inextricably linked to the canonical harpsichord repertoire. The album by Dorota Cybulska-Amsler makes us aware, however, that François was not the only composer in the Couperin family. As the artist points out, names of members of the Couperin family, originating from the Chaumes-en-Brie region, are already in documents from the 16th century. In 1586, Mathurin Couperin (ca. 1569-ca. 1640), is still making a living mainly from farming, but he obtains the right to practice music for remuneration. His son, Charles I (1595-1654) is going to be the founder of a musical dynasty. Album Tracks 1. Pièces de Clavecin from the Bauyn Manuscript (Ca. 1658) 2. Sizième Ordre de Clavecin from Deuxième Livre de Clavecin (Book 2,1717) 3. Dix-Huitième Ordre from Trosième Livre de Clavecin,(Book 3,1722) 4. Pièces de Clavecin, Op. 1