Jonathan Plowright - Homage to Paderewski (2011)

Tracklist

01. Etude, Op. 44 No. 22
02. Nocturne "Ragusa"
03. 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes, Sz. 66: I. Andante tranquillo, rubato
04. 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes, Sz. 66: II. Allegro non troppo, un poco rubato
05. 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes, Sz. 66: III. Maestoso
06. Elegiac Mazurka
07. Aftermath
08. Threnody
09. Hommage à Paderewski
10. Homage
11. Dance
12. Choral
13. Mazurka, H. 284
14. In memoriam Paderewski
15. Hommage, Op. 58 No. 2
16. Allegro danzante
17. Con tenerezza
18. Kujawiak
19. Cradle Song
20. Etude in G Major
21. Mazurka elegiaca, Op. 23 No. 2
22. Chant du printemps, Op. 34 No. 1
23. Etude symphonique, Op. 28
24. Suite polonaise No. 2, Op. 31: II. Kujawiak – Obertas

Following the resounding success of Jonathan Plowright’s 2010 Hommage à Chopin, the acclaimed British pianist becomes the first artist to record the album of works written and published in homage to one of the early twentieth century’s most fascinating figures, Polish pianist, composer and politician Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

Of the twenty-two works on this recording, from composers including Bartók, Martinu and Milhaud, seventeen were intended for the memorial piano album Homage to Paderewski published by Boosey & Hawkes in New York in 1942. A further six pieces written for the pianist also feature, including a Mazurka for two pianos by Britten, for which Plowright is joined by Aaron Shorr.

Plowright performs these diverse works with flair and dedication.

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