Magdalena Baczewska plays Chopin & Szymanowski Magdalena Baczewska
Album info
Album-Release:
2016
HRA-Release:
12.09.2016
Label: Paraty Productions
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Artist: Magdalena Baczewska
Composer: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- 1 Prélude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45 04:47
- 2 I. Andante ma non troppo 02:51
- 3 II. Andante con moto 03:02
- 4 III. Andantino 01:39
- 5 IV. Andantino con moto 01:42
- 6 V. Allegro molto – Impetuoso 01:32
- 7 VI. Lento – Mesto 02:26
- 8 VII. Moderato 03:17
- 9 VIII. Andante ma non troppo 02:29
- 10 IX. Lento – Mesto 02:08
- 11 Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 07:54
- 12 I. Mazurka in A Minor 03:55
- 13 II. Mazurka in A-Flat Major 02:54
- 14 III. Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor 03:39
- 15 I. Sostenuto. Molto rubato 02:12
- 16 II. Allegramente. Poco vivace 02:33
- 17 III. Moderato 02:55
- 18 IV. Allegramente – Risoluto 03:07
- 19 Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 13:50
Info for Magdalena Baczewska plays Chopin & Szymanowski
Magdalena Baczewska - Magdalena Baczewska plays Chopin & Szymanowski: Born in Poland, Magdalena Baczewska has enjoyed a multifaceted career as a pianist, harpsichordist, educator, recording artist, producer, and an administrator). She is currently Director of the Music Performance Program and Lecturer in Music at Columbia University in the City of New York.
The works on this album were chosen to show the connection between the music of two Polish-born composers: Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) and Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937). On one end of the spectrum lies Szymanowski’s lifelong reverence for the musical language of Chopin, starting with his first compositional steps, Preludes op. 1, and culminating decades later in Mazurkas op. 50 and op. 62. On the other end lies the fascination with Polish folklore, developed independently by each composer, drawing on different musical styles experienced in different regions. While folklore was not the sole artistic influence, both composers explored it in mature stages of their compositional output.
Magdalena Baczewska, piano
Magdalena Baczewska
Born in Poland to a family of musicians, Magdalena Baczewska has enjoyed a multifaceted career as a pianist, harpsichordist, educator, recording artist, and an administrator. Her performances, hailed as “eloquent and technically flawless” (The Washington Post), have been broadcast on radio stations across America, including WQXR, NPR, Voice of America, and on European Radio and Television. This season’s highlights include a solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony Debut at the Davies Symphony Hall, a solo debut with the China National Symphony at the National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing, piano master classes in Beijing’s Central Conservatory. This Summer she will tour Milan, Paris, and New York City performing Bach’s Goldberg Variations on the piano and the harpsichord. Magdalena Baczewska is a full-time faculty member and Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University.
Baczewska is a laureate of international piano competitions including the International Chopin Competition at the Kosciuszko Foundation, the Mieczyslaw Munz Competition, and the Dorothy MacKenzie Recognition Award, Prix du piano at the École Américaine in Fountainebleau, France. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Polish Minister of Culture, and a laureate of the Award for Outstanding Polish Citizen Abroad. Baczewska's debut album,“A Tribute to Glenn Gould” was hailed by the American Record Guide as “world-class.” Her subsequent three albums, “Music for Dreams,” were released in collaboration with BlueSleep®, a medical team specialized in research and treatment of sleep disorders. Baczewska’s original music is installed in MetroNap’s EnergyPod, popularized by Google. She continues to create music for health and wellness as Artistic Director at BlueSleep® Music.
Baczewska has earned her Bachelor and Masters degrees from the Mannes College The New School for Music. While pursuing her doctoral degree at the Manhattan School of Music (DMA ’08), Baczewska worked in the Artist Relations Division of Yamaha Artist Services, a subsidiary of Yamaha Corporation of America. She has since taught music at the Mannes College New School for Music, Montclair State University, Manhattan School of Music, and the International Keyboard Institute. As a Yamaha Artist, she also uses Yamaha Disklavier® and the Remote Lesson technology. Her doctoral dissertation, In Search for Bach's Cantabile: The Role and Aspects of Oratory and Singing in Keyboard Interpretation, was published by Lambert Academic Publishing.
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