Witold Malcuzynski: The Polish Master Pianist | Warner - Icon 0192442

Witold Malcuzynski: The Polish Master Pianist

Label: Warner - Icon

Cat No: 0192442

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 8

Release Date: 2nd September 2013

Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV903

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor, op.57 'Appassionata'

Brahms, Johannes

Piano Concerto no.1 in D minor, op.15
Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, op.24

Chopin, Frederic

Ballades (4)
Fantasy in F minor, op.49
Mazurkas (51)
» no.5 in B flat major, op.7 no.1
» no.7 in F minor, op.7 no.3
» no.15 in C major, op.24 no.2
» no.17 in B flat minor, op.24 no.4
» no.20 in D flat major, op.30 no.3
» no.21 in C sharp minor, op.30 no.4
» no.22 in G sharp minor, op.33 no.1
» no.23 in D major, op.33 no.2
» no.25 in B minor, op.33 no.4
» no.27 in E minor, op.41 no.2
» no.32 in C sharp minor, op.50 no.3
» no.41 in C sharp minor, op.63 no.3
» no.45 in A minor, op.posth 67 no.4
» no.47 in A minor, op.posth 68 no.2
» no.49 in F minor, op.posth 68 no.4
Nocturnes (21)
» no.5 in F sharp major, op.15 no.2
» no.13 in C minor, op.48 no.1
Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor, op.21
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Piano Sonata no.3 in B minor, op.58
Polonaise no.1 in C sharp minor, op.26 no.1
Polonaise no.2 in E flat minor, op.26 no.2
Polonaise no.3 in A major, op.40 no.1 'Military'
Polonaise no.4 in C minor, op.40 no.2
Polonaise no.5 in F sharp minor, op.44
Polonaise no.6 in A flat major, op.53 'Heroic'
Scherzi (4)
» no.2 in B flat minor, op.31
» no.3 in C sharp minor, op.39
Waltzes (19)
» no.1 in E flat major, op.18 'Grande valse brillante'
» no.2 in A flat major, op.34 no.1
» no.3 in A minor, op.34 no.2
» no.4 in F major, op.34 no.3
» no.5 in A flat major, op.42
» no.6 in D flat, op.64 no.1 'Minute'
» no.7 in C sharp minor, op.64 no.2
» no.8 in A flat major, op.64 no.3
» no.9 in A flat major, op.posth.69 no.1
» no.10 in B minor, op.posth.69 no.2
» no.11 in G flat major, op.posth.70 no.1
» no.12 in F minor, op.posth.70 no.2
» no.13 in D flat major, op.posth.70 no.3
» no.14 in E minor, B56, KK IVa:15, P1:15

Debussy, Claude

Preludes (12), Book 1
» no.10 La Cathedrale engloutie

Franck, Cesar

Prelude, Chorale and Fugue

Liszt, Franz

Piano Concerto no.2 in A major, S125
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178
Rhapsodie espagnole, S254

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan

Humoresques de concert, op.14
» no.6 Cracovienne fantastique in B major

Prokofiev, Sergei

The Love for Three Oranges: Two pieces for piano, op.33b
» March

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30
Preludes (13), op.32
» no.5 in G major
» no.12 in G sharp minor

Scriabin, Alexander

Etude in C sharp minor, op.2 no.1
Etudes (12), op.8
» no.12 in D sharp minor

Szymanowski, Karol

Etude in B flat minor

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.23

Artists

Witold Malcuzynski (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise

Conductors

Fritz Rieger
Paul Kletzki
Walter Susskind

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV903

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor, op.57 'Appassionata'

Brahms, Johannes

Piano Concerto no.1 in D minor, op.15
Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, op.24

Chopin, Frederic

Ballades (4)
Fantasy in F minor, op.49
Mazurkas (51)
» no.5 in B flat major, op.7 no.1
» no.7 in F minor, op.7 no.3
» no.15 in C major, op.24 no.2
» no.17 in B flat minor, op.24 no.4
» no.20 in D flat major, op.30 no.3
» no.21 in C sharp minor, op.30 no.4
» no.22 in G sharp minor, op.33 no.1
» no.23 in D major, op.33 no.2
» no.25 in B minor, op.33 no.4
» no.27 in E minor, op.41 no.2
» no.32 in C sharp minor, op.50 no.3
» no.41 in C sharp minor, op.63 no.3
» no.45 in A minor, op.posth 67 no.4
» no.47 in A minor, op.posth 68 no.2
» no.49 in F minor, op.posth 68 no.4
Nocturnes (21)
» no.5 in F sharp major, op.15 no.2
» no.13 in C minor, op.48 no.1
Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor, op.21
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Piano Sonata no.3 in B minor, op.58
Polonaise no.1 in C sharp minor, op.26 no.1
Polonaise no.2 in E flat minor, op.26 no.2
Polonaise no.3 in A major, op.40 no.1 'Military'
Polonaise no.4 in C minor, op.40 no.2
Polonaise no.5 in F sharp minor, op.44
Polonaise no.6 in A flat major, op.53 'Heroic'
Scherzi (4)
» no.2 in B flat minor, op.31
» no.3 in C sharp minor, op.39
Waltzes (19)
» no.1 in E flat major, op.18 'Grande valse brillante'
» no.2 in A flat major, op.34 no.1
» no.3 in A minor, op.34 no.2
» no.4 in F major, op.34 no.3
» no.5 in A flat major, op.42
» no.6 in D flat, op.64 no.1 'Minute'
» no.7 in C sharp minor, op.64 no.2
» no.8 in A flat major, op.64 no.3
» no.9 in A flat major, op.posth.69 no.1
» no.10 in B minor, op.posth.69 no.2
» no.11 in G flat major, op.posth.70 no.1
» no.12 in F minor, op.posth.70 no.2
» no.13 in D flat major, op.posth.70 no.3
» no.14 in E minor, B56, KK IVa:15, P1:15

Debussy, Claude

Preludes (12), Book 1
» no.10 La Cathedrale engloutie

Franck, Cesar

Prelude, Chorale and Fugue

Liszt, Franz

Piano Concerto no.2 in A major, S125
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178
Rhapsodie espagnole, S254

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan

Humoresques de concert, op.14
» no.6 Cracovienne fantastique in B major

Prokofiev, Sergei

The Love for Three Oranges: Two pieces for piano, op.33b
» March

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30
Preludes (13), op.32
» no.5 in G major
» no.12 in G sharp minor

Scriabin, Alexander

Etude in C sharp minor, op.2 no.1
Etudes (12), op.8
» no.12 in D sharp minor

Szymanowski, Karol

Etude in B flat minor

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.23

Artists

Witold Malcuzynski (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise

Conductors

Fritz Rieger
Paul Kletzki
Walter Susskind

About

Sometimes, falling victim to a cliché can be unavoidable: Witold Malcuzynski, born 1914 in Warsaw, who can be regarded as one the greatest heirs of the Polish piano tradition inherited from Paderewski, was also one of the greatest Chopin specialists, which is reflected in his discography and, therefore, in this ICON set.

But despite his great predecessor, he introduced objectivity in this tradition, a kind of disdain for rubato, an art of precise phrasing which can be observed today in the art of a Krystian Zimerman.

These recordings from Malcuzynski, dedicated to the romantic repertoire, have been unavailable for decades and piano lovers will certainly enjoy rediscovering them.

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