Both composers, Ludomir Różycki and Ignacy Friedman, were born in partitioned Poland, with Różycki in the Russian sector and Friedman in the Austrian zone.
Performer Biography
Jonathan Plowright, the pianist on this recording, is known for his advocacy of neglected Polish Romantic music, with his recordings receiving critical acclaim.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, between October 8-10, 2015, with Ben Connellan as Recording Engineer and Jeremy Hayes as Recording Producer.
Composition History
Ignacy Friedman's Piano Quintet, despite being dedicated to the Austrian-born dowager Queen of Spain, Maria Christina, and published in 1918, languished unperformed for many decades.
Performer Biography
The Szymanowski Quartet, founded in Warsaw in 1995, has won numerous international prizes and distinctions, including the Szymanowski Award and the Polish government's Medal of Honor.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ludomir Różycki's Piano Quintet shows no influence from the contemporary French and Russian music that had premiered in Paris just weeks before he visited.
Composer Biography
Ludomir Różycki dodged military service in the Tsarist army by pretending to be younger, giving the birthday of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, another pianist-composer, as his own.
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