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Halina Czerny-Stefanska plays Chopin
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Halina Czerny-Stefanska plays Chopin

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Details

Composer
CHOPIN SZYMANOWSKI ZAREBSKI
Artist
Halina Czerny-Stefanska
Format
CD
Label
SWR
Released
May 24, 2019
Catalog #
SWR19077CD
UPC
747313907786

About

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 10 tracks

  1. 1 Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1, "Military" 05:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1, "Military"
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Halina Czerny-Stefańska
  2. 2 Polonaise No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 26, No. 1 06:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    Polonaise No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 26, No. 1
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Halina Czerny-Stefańska
  3. 3 Polonaise No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26, No. 2 08:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    Polonaise No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26, No. 2
    Duration
    08:04
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Halina Czerny-Stefańska
  4. 4 Polonaise No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 40, No. 2 06:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    Polonaise No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 40, No. 2
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Halina Czerny-Stefańska
  5. 5 Polonaise No. 8 in D Minor, Op. 71, No. 1 06:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    Polonaise No. 8 in D Minor, Op. 71, No. 1
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Halina Czerny-Stefańska
  6. 6 Polonaise No. 9 in B-Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 2 08:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    Polonaise No. 9 in B-Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 2
    Duration
    08:54
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Halina Czerny-Stefańska
  7. 7 Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44 09:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44
    Duration
    09:58
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Halina Czerny-Stefańska
  8. 8 Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 (version for piano) 13:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 (version for piano)
    Duration
    13:52
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Halina Czerny-Stefańska
  9. 9 4 Studies, Op. 4: No. 3. Andante in modo d'una canzona 04:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    4 Studies, Op. 4: No. 3. Andante in modo d'una canzona
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Halina Czerny-Stefańska
  10. 10 Grande Polonaise in F-Sharp Major, Op. 6 09:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    Grande Polonaise in F-Sharp Major, Op. 6
    Duration
    09:20
    Composer
    Juliusz Zarębski
    Performer
    Halina Czerny-Stefańska