Halina Czerny-Stefanska plays Chopin

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SWR
Release Date
May 24, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      CHOPIN SZYMANOWSKI ZAREBSKI
    • PERFORMER
      Halina Czerny-Stefanska
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 24, 2019
    • UPC
      747313907786
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SWR19077CD
    • LABEL
      SWR
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1, "Military"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Halina Czerny-Stefańska

    2. Polonaise No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 26, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Halina Czerny-Stefańska

    3. Polonaise No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Halina Czerny-Stefańska

    4. Polonaise No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 40, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Halina Czerny-Stefańska

    5. Polonaise No. 8 in D Minor, Op. 71, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Halina Czerny-Stefańska

    6. Polonaise No. 9 in B-Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Halina Czerny-Stefańska

    7. Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Halina Czerny-Stefańska

    8. Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 (version for piano)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Halina Czerny-Stefańska

    9. 4 Studies, Op. 4: No. 3. Andante in modo d'una canzona

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Halina Czerny-Stefańska

    10. Grande Polonaise in F-Sharp Major, Op. 6

      Composer: Juliusz Zarębski

      Performer: Halina Czerny-Stefańska


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.