Ignacy Friedman • Slavic Landscape

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• Three Pieces, Op. 26 • Two Mazurkas, Op. 49 • Polish Lyrics, Op. 53 Volume 1 • Toys, Op. 38a Volume 1 • Toys, Op. 38a Volume 2 • Four Novelettes, Op. 14

DUX 2215Total time: [60:57]

Ignacy Friedman

Three Pieces, Op. 26619614

1. Paysage slave (Pejzaż słowiański | Slavic Landscape)

[4:08]

2. Appassionato

[2:26]

3. Esquisse (Szkic | Sketch)

[1:24]

Ignacy Friedman

Two Mazurkas, Op. 49619615

4. Mazurek es-moll | Mazurka in E-flat minor. Tempo giusto

[2:41]

5. Mazurek c-moll | Mazurka in C minor. Tempo giusto

[1:42]

Ignacy Friedman

Polish Lyrics, Op. 53 Volume 1619616

6. Herbst (Jesień | Autumn). Quasi allegretto

[1:26]

7. Schlummerlied (Kołysanka | Lullaby). Andante

[3:50]

8. Bauerntanz (Taniec chłopski | Peasant Dance). Allegro

[1:47]

9. Wind (Wiatr | The Wind). Vivo

[1:38]

Ignacy Friedman

Toys, Op. 38a Volume 1619617

10. Modlitwa poranna (Morning Prayer). Andantino religioso

[1:31]

11. Marsz karzełków (March of the Dwarfs). Moderato

[0:56]

12. Piosenka ludowa (Folk Song). Allegro

[0:36]

13. A. B. C. Marciale

[0:39]

14. Taniec babusi (Granny’s Dance). In tempo d’un Menuetto

[2:07]

15. Cygan z niedźwiedziem (Gypsy and the Bear). Presto, marcato

[1:09]

16. Na huśtawce (On the Swing). Moderato e tranquillo

[1:19]

17. Krakowiak (Krakowiak). Allegro con fuoco

[0:46]

18. Kobziarz (The Bagpiper). Tranquillo

[0:37]

Ignacy Friedman

Toys, Op. 38a Volume 2619618

19. W ciemnym pokoju (In the Dark Room). Andante misterioso

[1:13]

20. Ciuciubabka (Blind Man’s Buff). Vivace

[0:49]

21. Tempo giusto, grazioso

[0:54]

22. Za motylem (Chasing the Butterfly). Vivo e leggiero

[0:58]

23. Kolęda (Christmas Carol). Andantino, semplice, con molto sentimento

[1:39]

24. Taniec węgierski (Hungarian Dance). Vivo e sciolto

[0:54]

25. Mały uczony (The Little Scholar). Non troppo allegro, ben ritmico

[0:53]

26. Barkarola (Barcarolle)

[1:57]

27. Zawikłana sprawa (A Complicated Matter). Leggiero ed elegantemente

[0:32]

Ignacy Friedman

Four Novelettes, Op. 14619619

28. Noweletta E-dur | Novelette in E major – Allegretto, con espressione

[4:39]

29. Noweletta a-moll | Novelette in A minor – Andante pastorale

[5:46]

30. Noweletta d-moll | Novelette in D minor – Moderato maestoso

[2:39]

31. Krakowiak A-dur | Krakowiak in A major – Allegro con fuoco

[6:25]

Performers:
Anna Parkita /piano/

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Ryterband, Stępień • Night Shadows

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• Three Hebrew Songs for high voice and piano (1938)* • Nokturn es-moll na fortepian solo (1941) • Trois Ballades Hébraiques pour violon et piano | Three Hebrew Ballads for violin and piano (1946) • Fünf deutsche Lieder für hohe Stimme und Klavier | Five German Songs for high voice and piano (1948–1953)* • Two American Songs for soprano and piano (lyrics by Lewis S. Palen) (1958?–1960?)* • A Day of a Single Man for solo piano (2024) • Wind Whines for mezzo-soprano and piano (lyrics by James Joyce) (2021) • Night Shadows for bass clarinet and piano (2025)

composers	Friedman, Ignacy ∎
performers	Parkita, Anna ∎
Releases Year	2025