Stojowski: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Marek Szlezer, Witold Wilczek, Sinfonia Iuventus & Marek Wroniszewski

• Zygmunt Stojowski (1870 - 1946): Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 3:
• 1 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 3: I. Andante poco mosso 14:40
• 2 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 3: II. Romanza. Andante sostenuto e molto cantabile 08:49
• 3 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 3: III. Allegro con fuoco 10:29
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32:
• 4 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: I. Prologue. Andante con moto 08:06
• 5 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: II. Scherzo. Presto 05:28
• 6 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: IIIa. Tema. Maestoso e moderato molto 01:08
• 7 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: IIIb. Var. 1, Molto sostenuto 01:30
• 8 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: IIIc. Var. 2, Con espressione, poco rubato 01:09
• 9 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: IIId. Var. 4, Più mosso 01:22
• 10 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: IIIe. Var. 5, Allegretto moderato 00:31
• 11 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: IIIf. Var. 5, Molto vivace 00:31
• 12 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: IIIg. Var. 6, Con fuoco, agitato 01:11
• 13 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: IIIh. Var. 7, Con moto, energico 01:38
• 14 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: IIIi. Var. 9, Andante sostenuto 01:13
• 15 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: IIIj. Var. 9, Andantino ben moderato 02:25
• 16 Stojowski: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32: IIIk. Var. 10, Allegro molto 08:41
• Total Runtime 01:08:51

Info for Stojowski: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

This long awaited album was released by DUX and features two piano concertos by the outstanding Polish post-Romantic Zygmunt Stojowski, a student and friend of Ignacy Jan Paderewski. It is our great pleasure to be able to remind listeners once again of such a valuable repertoire. We are certain that this new album will bring them much joy and satisfaction!

However, this is not the first encounter with Stojowki’s music for the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra. In 2017, alongside pianist Jonathan Plowright and under the direction of Łukasz Borowicz, it recorded the impressive “Symphonic Rhapsody” for piano and orchestra (Warner Classics). The piano concertos included on the CD were composed over a fairly long time interval (1891 and 1913). These compositions cleverly demonstrate the evolution of the composer’s style, as well as his loyalty to the late-Romantic idiom. Delightful in their virtuosity, and thematic and conceptual originality, these works, which were so popular in their time, are interpreted by two highly respected and award-winning pianists, Marek Szlezer (op. 3) and Witold Wilczek (op. 32), under the direction of Marek Wroniszewski (with additional direction by Zofia Guz).

Marek Szlezer, piano (tracks 1-3)
Witold Wilczek, piano (tracks 4-16)
Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra
Marek Wroniszewski, conductor (track 1, 3-16)
Zofia Guz, conductor (track 2)

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