Forgotten Polish Piano Music For Four Hands

DUX 1433
• Grande valse in F major • Variations in D major on a theme of Thomas Moore, Op. posth. (edited by Jan Ekier) • Andante con variazioni in E minor, Op. 15 • Divertissement a la Polonaise. Deux morceaux sur des motifs nationaux op. 12 • Coronation Polonaise in D major • Coronation Polonaise in D major

Maria Szymanowska Piano Duo is formed by two pianist associated with the Academy of Music in Łódź. The guiding thought of the joint activity adopted by the artists is to promote Polish music and works of less known composers, whose pieces are gradually being forgotten. Polish music, to which the present CD including four hands piano music is dedicated, occupies a special place in their output.

In the 19th century, the piano was both a concert instrument and a necessary accessory of the social life in bourgeois homes, palaces and manors. Inevitably, the salon music was treated by the most accomplished composers more as elusive entertainment than serious work. Therefore, a relatively small part of this type of compositions was published and propagated during the life of their creators. Restoring them to the cultural circulation requires time and tedious search among manuscripts and old publications. However, the effort leads to a reminder of genuine musical gems and figures of their creators.

CD DUX 1433Total time: [48:32]

Maria Agata Szymanowska

Grande valse in F major

1. | Grande valse in F major

[3:44]

Fryderyk Chopin

Variations in D major on a theme of Thomas Moore, Op. posth. (edited by Jan Ekier)

2. Wariacje D-dur na temat pies´ni Tomasza Moore’a op. posth. (redakcja: Jan Ekier) Variations in D major on a theme of Thomas Moore, Op. posth. (edited by Jan Ekier)

[6:08]

Karol Mikuli

Andante con variazioni in E minor, Op. 15

3. | Andante con variazioni in E minor, Op. 15

[8:05]

Juliusz Zarębski

Divertissement a la Polonaise. Deux morceaux sur des motifs nationaux op. 12

4. I Andante. Allegro molto

[5:15]

5. II Allegro ma non troppo

[4:36]

Karol Kurpiński

Coronation Polonaise in D major

6. Polonez koronacyjny D-dur | Coronation Polonaise in D major

[5:13]

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Coronation Polonaise in D major

7. I Allegro con brio

[3:03]

8. II Andantino molto espressivo

[2:07]

9. III Allegro con moto

[2:46]

10. IV Allegro maestoso

[2:33]

11. V Allegretto. Andantino quasi allegretto

[2:25]

12. VI Allegro ma non troppo

[2:37]

Performers: Maria Szymanowska Piano DUO
Agata Górska-Kołodziejska /piano/
Anna Liszewska /piano/

composers	Chopin, Fryderyk ∎ , Kurpiński, Karol ∎ , Mikuli, Karol ∎ , Paderewski, Ignacy Jan ∎ , Szymanowska, Maria Agata ∎ , Zarębski, Juliusz ∎
performers	Górska-Kołodziejska, Agata ∎ , Liszewska, Anna ∎
Releases Year	2017