Serocki / Esztenyi / Witkowski - Kazimierz Serocki: Pianophonie - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. I. Inquietamente 2. II. Veloce 3. III. Elegiaco 4. IV. Barbaro 5. Krakowiak 6. Kujawiak 7. Mazurek 8. Piosenka 9. Walczyk 10. Kolysanka 11. Oberek 12. I. Animato 13. II. Affettuoso 14. III. Agitato 15. IV. Teneramente 16. V. Veloce 17. VI. Capriccioso 18. VII. Furioso 19. A Piacere Suggestions for Piano

DUX presents Piotr Banasik, an outstanding pianist who is fascinating in his interpretations, in this new album featuring the complete piano works of Mieczyslaw Karlowicz. The piano pieces featured here constitute a very interesting part of the Polish neo-romanticism movement. The album by Piotr Banasik distinctly reminds us that Karlowicz is an excellent composer, not only in his works for strings, but also in the field of piano music. Piotr Banasik is a musician who willingly and often propagates the work of Polish composers. When in 2005 he took part in the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition, many commentators were surprised that despite his great performances, he was not qualified for the final interrogations. His balanced, supported by refined technique interpretations (incl. The Etude in G-flat major, Op. 10 No. 5 and Bolero, Op. 19) turned out to be one of the most outstanding in the first stage of the event's edition. Album Tracks 1. Louisa Wals 2. Faglarnas Morgonlov 3. En Sommardag 4. Till Vagen 5. Vanskapen 6. Hjartats Hem 7. La Priere 8. In Schaukeldner Gondel 9. Hemkomsten 10. Galopp 11. Novemberkallen 12. Drottning Josephinas Polonaise 13. Beacoup D'amour 14. Bergers Et Troubadours 15. Jugend Mazurka 16. Sag, Vet Du Val 17. Gondoliera 18. Lied Ohne Worte 19. Romance Islandaise 20. Gedanke An Die Liebe Mutter Zum Geburtstag 21. I Rosens Doft 22. Vigselkransen 23. Svanens Sang 24. Julklockorna

Participation in the Chopin competition often implies the danger of falling into a concert routine. Numerous participants, wanting to stay in the pianistic market at all costs, concentrate mainly on the performance of the works of the patron of the Warsaw event. Radoslaw Sobczak, one of the most interesting contemporary Polish pianists, has been consistently breaking out of this scheme for many years, presenting the audience with an extremely versatile repertoire. After two critically acclaimed albums with music by Paderewski and Szymanowski, Radoslaw Sobczak decided to record the seventeen Etudes by Marcin Lukaszewski, widely regarded as one of the most interesting composers of his generation.