Credits:

Halina Czerny=Stefanska

Description:

[Tower Records "Sony Classical" Special Selection 10th Edition] Released 15 years after his death. This is a collection of masterpieces by Stefanska, heir to the orthodox Polish interpretation of Chopin. The late Halina Czerny-Stefanska (1922-2001), one of the most famous Polish female pianists of the 20th century along with Rubinstein and others, won the first prize at the International Chopin Competition in 1949, which shows that she was a truly orthodox Chopin player. He proudly bore the name "Czerny" because of his descent from Czerny, a pupil of Beethoven. A virtuoso performer who let us hear the essence of Chopin's music with his robust, yet brilliant tone, he was known for his many visits to Japan, not only for concerts, but also for his master classes and his enthusiastic educational activities. This album is a combination of two solo albums from the four CDs worth of Chopin recordings Stefanska made for RCA in Japan in his final years. A definitive masterpiece. Recording: June 12-14, 1985 / Location: Isehara City Cultural Hall

Tracklisting:

1 NOCTURNE NO.1 IN B-FLAT MINOR. OP.9. NO.1 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
2 NOCTURNE NO.2 IN E-FLAT MAJOR. OP.9. NO.2 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
3 NOCTURNE NO.5 IN F-SHARP MAJOR. OP.15. NO.2 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
4 NOCTURNE NO.7 IN C-SHARP MINOR. OP.27. NO.1 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
5 FANTAISIE-IMPROMPTU IN C-SHARP MINOR. OP.66 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
6 ETUDE NO.3 IN E MAJOR. OP.10. NO.3 'L'ADIEU' / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
7 ETUDE NO.12 IN C MINOR. OP.10. NO.12 'REVOLUTIONARY' / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
8 POLONAISE NO.3 IN A MAJOR. OP.40. NO.1 'MILITARY' / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
9 BALLADE NO.1 IN G MINOR. OP.23 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
10 BALLADE NO.4 IN F MINOR. OP.52 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
1 WALTZ NO.1 IN E-FLAT MAJOR. OP.18 'GRANDE VALSE BRILLANTE' / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
2 WALTZ NO.6 IN D-FLAT MAJOR. OP.64. NO.1 'MINUTE' / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
3 WALTZ NO.7 IN C-SHARP MINOR. OP.64. NO.2 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
4 WALTZ NO.9 IN A-FLAT MAJOR. OP.69. NO.1 'L'ADIEU' (POSTH.) / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
5 WALTZ NO.10 IN B MINOR. OP.69. NO.2 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
6 PRELUDE NO.7 IN A MAJOR. OP.28. NO.7 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
7 PRELUDE NO.15 IN D-FLAT MAJOR. OP.28. NO.15 'RAINDROP' / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
8 MAZURKA NO.5 IN B-FLAT MAJOR. OP.7. NO.1 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
9 MAZURKA NO.6 IN A MINOR. OP.7. NO.2 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
10 MAZURKA NO.14 IN G MINOR. OP.24. NO.1 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
11 MAZURKA NO.18 IN C MINOR. OP.30. NO.1 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
12 MAZURKA NO.19 IN B MINOR. OP.30. NO.2 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
13 MAZURKA NO.22 IN G-SHARP MINOR. OP.33. NO.1 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
14 MAZURKA NO.23 IN D MAJOR. OP.33. NO.2 / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
15 ANDANTE SPIANATO AND GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE IN E-FLAT MAJOR. OP.22 ANDANTE SPIANATO / Halina Czerny-Stefanska
16 ANDANTE SPIANATO AND GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE IN E-FLAT MAJOR. OP.22 GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE / Halina Czerny-Stefanska