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Background: Paderewski was perhaps the most famous, and certainly the most highly paid, pianist who ever lived. In the years between 1890 and the First World War his fame reached levels now only reserved for the biggest pop stars and when he became prime-minister of Poland after the end of the war his deification was complete.

He resumed his career in the 1920’s and continued to perform until his death. Unfortunately most of his recordings were made later in life and do not capture his playing in its prime, a fact which has somewhat damaged his posthumous reputation, so it is particularly important that these earliest recordings, which can redress the balance, are made available complete for the first time. This is playing very different in style from what we are used to today, but aside from its historic importance, taken on its own terms it is quite clear what a great communicator Padereswki was. And it’s good to be reminded in works like Liszt’s La Leggierezza study that at this point in his career there was nothing lacking in technique either. Several titles included are taken from Paderewski’s own test pressings of unissued discs held at the International Piano Archive, University of Maryland, and this is their first release.

CATALOGUE NR: APR6006
RECORD LABEL: APR
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 03-Mar-2008

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Paderewski - His earliest Recordings
TRACKS: Waltz in A flat op.34 No.1 (Chopin). Nocturne in F sharp op.15 No.2 (Chopin). Waltz in C sharp minor op.64 No.2 (Chopin). Chant d’amour op.26 No.3 (Stojowski). Hark! Hark! The Lark! (Schubert / Liszt). Nachtstuck in F op.23 No.4 (Schumann). Polonaise in A op.40 No.1 (Chopin). Nocturne in E op.62 No.2 (Chopin). Etude in G flat op.25 No.9 (Chopin). Etude in F op.25 No.3 (Chopin). Mazurka in A minor op.17 No.4 (Chopin). Nocturne in F op.15 No.1 (Chopin). Minuet in G op.14 No.1 (Paderewski). Nocturne in B flat op.16 No.4 (Paderewski). Song Without Words op.53 No.4 (Mendelssohn). Song Without Words op.19 No.3 (Mendelssohn). Reflets dans l’eau (Debussy). La Campanella (Paganini / Liszt). Cracovienne fantastique op.14 No.6 (Paderewski). Nocturne in F sharp op.15 No.2 (Chopin). Etude in C minor op.10 No.12 (Chopin). Etude in C op.10 No.7 (Chopin). Etude in A flat op.25 No.1 (Chopin). Etude in F minor op.25 No.2 (Chopin). Etude in E op.10 No.3 (Chopin). Cracovienne fantastique op.14 No.6 (Paderewski). Hark! Hark! The Lark! (Schubert / Liszt). Des Abends op.12 No.1 (Schumann). Aufschwung op.12 No.2 (Schumann). Warum? op.12 No.3 (Schumann). Waltz in A flat op.34 No.1 (Chopin). Mazurka in A minor op.17 No.4 (Chopin). The Maiden’s Wish (Chopin / Liszt). Etude in C sharp minor op.25 No.7 (Chopin). La Campanella (Paganini / Liszt). Chant d’amour op.26 No.3 (Stojowski). Etude de concert No.2 in F minor (Liszt). The Maiden’s Wish (Chopin / Liszt). Berceuse in D flat op.57 (Chopin). Song Without Words op.19 No.3 (Mendelssohn). Valse-Caprice in E flat (Rubinstein).
ARTISTS: Ignacy Paderewski      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: the complete European Recordings 1911-1912

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