Chopin / Czerny-Stefanska- Czerny-Stefanska Plays Chopin
This is a 1960 studio recording of pianist Halina Czerny-Stefansky performing her core repertoire. The bonus tracks featuring two works by Szymanowski and Zarebski are live recordings from 1966. The release shows highly sensitive Chopin interpretations with a clear Polish empathy. Halina Czerny-Stefansky studied piano under her father as well as at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, and later in Warsaw. She was a joint First Prize winner at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1949, sharing this prize with Bella Davidovich. She was a juror in many competitions including the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, the International Tchaikovsky Competition, and the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition. She was also a juror at the International Chopin Piano Competition for many years.
Tracklist:
- Polonaise In A Major, Op. 40 No. 1 "Military"
- Polonaise In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 1
- Polonaise In E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 No. 2
- Polonaise In C Minor, Op. 40 No. 2
- Polonaise In D Minor, Op. 71 No.1
- Polonaise In B-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 2
- Polonaise In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44
- Andante Spianato Et Grande Polonaise Brillante Ine-Flat Major,op. 22 (Version For Solo Piano)
- Etude In B-Flat Minor, Op. 4 No. 3 (Live)
- Grande Polonaise In F-Sharp Major, Op. 6 (Live)
This is a 1960 studio recording of pianist Halina Czerny-Stefansky performing her core repertoire. The bonus tracks featuring two works by Szymanowski and Zarebski are live recordings from 1966. The release shows highly sensitive Chopin interpretations with a clear Polish empathy. Halina Czerny-Stefansky studied piano under her father as well as at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, and later in Warsaw. She was a joint First Prize winner at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1949, sharing this prize with Bella Davidovich. She was a juror in many competitions including the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, the International Tchaikovsky Competition, and the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition. She was also a juror at the International Chopin Piano Competition for many years.
Tracklist:
- Polonaise In A Major, Op. 40 No. 1 "Military"
- Polonaise In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 1
- Polonaise In E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 No. 2
- Polonaise In C Minor, Op. 40 No. 2
- Polonaise In D Minor, Op. 71 No.1
- Polonaise In B-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 2
- Polonaise In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44
- Andante Spianato Et Grande Polonaise Brillante Ine-Flat Major,op. 22 (Version For Solo Piano)
- Etude In B-Flat Minor, Op. 4 No. 3 (Live)
- Grande Polonaise In F-Sharp Major, Op. 6 (Live)