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“Una Mabel Who?” Don’t worry, that’s also how I responded to a fellow historic piano recording geek’s inquiry about Una Mabel Bourne (1882-1974). Actually her
In the days before piano recitals became Serious Business, Romantic virtuosos delighted audiences by serving up lighthearted encores where technical fireworks and effortless charm went
Ignacy Paderewski’s Piano Concerto belongs with the finest works of Romantic nationalism, right up there with the similar works of Grieg, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninov. The
Józef Elsner (1769-1854) is mainly known for being one of Chopin’s teachers, but he was a prolific composer in his own right. His small, three-movement
Jesus Maria Sanroma (1902-84) made his mark in the 1930s and ’40s as a new-music champion and gramophone pioneer, and the three compositions here are
Most virtuoso pianists for whom composition played a secondary role tended to write music that primarily showcased instrumental prowess. Paderewski’s case, however, differs from the
Paderewski’s epic Polonia Symphony is one of those turn-of-the-century, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink late-Romantic effusions that’s short on formal coherence but big on color and character. Musically, in
Ignacy Jan Paderewski is better remembered today as a pianist and a statesman than as a composer. Things are changing slowly, as several recent CDs
