Known & Unknown Romantics - Chopin & Miladowski / Kwiatkowski

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Label
DUX
Release Date
January 20, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Frederic Chopin, Florian Stanislaw Miladowski
    • PERFORMER
      Lukasz Kwiatkowski
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 20, 2023
    • UPC
      5902547017426
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DUX1742-43
    • LABEL
      DUX
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1 in B Major

      Composer: Florian Stanisław Miładowski

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    2. No. 2 in C Minor

      Composer: Florian Stanisław Miładowski

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    3. No. 3 in A-Flat Major

      Composer: Florian Stanisław Miładowski

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    4. No. 4 in A Minor

      Composer: Florian Stanisław Miładowski

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    5. Impromptu in E Major

      Composer: Florian Stanisław Miładowski

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    6. Romance sans paroles in B Minor, "Noutka"

      Composer: Florian Stanisław Miładowski

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    7. Polonaise in B-Flat Major, Op. 15

      Composer: Florian Stanisław Miładowski

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    8. Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    9. Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    10. Mazurka No. 39 in B Major, Op. 63, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    11. Mazurka No. 47 in A Minor, Op. 68, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    12. Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    13. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    14. Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    15. Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    16. Introduction: Largo

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    17. Theme: Allegretto

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    18. Variation 1: Brillante

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    19. Variation 2: Veloce, ma accuratamente

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    20. Variation 3: Sempre sostenuto

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    21. Variation 4: Con bravura

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    22. Variation 5: Adagio - Alla pollacca

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski

    23. Alla polacca

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Łukasz Kwiatkowski


Juxtaposing recordings of two composers on one album, one of which is known all over the world and the other completely forgotten, is surprising and requires breaking mental patterns. Fryderyk Chopin (1810–1849) needs not be introduced to anyone; his oeuvre is performed, admired and commented almost all over the globe. In turn, we know almost nothing about Florian Stanislaw Miladowski (1819–1889). Therefore, the DUX initiative, which restores the memory of this forgotten output by putting it in the context of an era whose best showcase is Chopin’s music, is all the more valuable. It is no coincidence that the works presented on the album represent similar music genres, belonging to romantic resources, intimate in their reception. We can find here mazurkas, impromptus and the Polonaise in B-flat Major by Miladowski as well as mazurkas and nocturnes by Chopin. The latter is better represented on our two-disc album: we will also find here four Scherzi and the Variations in D Major on Là ci darem la mano from the opera Don Giovanni by Mozart. Therefore, listeners can prepare for a genuine piano feast, in which two different individuals, two voices from the past speak a similar musical language, testifying to the era of romanticism with their music. Lukasz Kwiatkowski, a talented young Polish pianist with many prizes, honorable mentions and performances with famous orchestras under his belt, will play the piano. He also develops his musical passions by working as a scientist – he is associated with the Academy of Music in Lódz as a researcher and lecturer.