Piotr Banasik, the pianist on this album, has won numerous awards, including a medal at the 48th International Maria Canals Competition in Barcelona and the Grand Prix at the PARNASSOS International Piano Competition in Mexico.
Composer Biography
Karłowicz initially intended to study violin with the legendary Józef Joachim in Berlin but, unable to secure a spot, decided to focus on composition instead.
Composition History
The piano pieces on this album are Karłowicz's early works, or 'juvenilia,' which he himself called 'the sins of his youth'.
Composition History
The only piano work by Karłowicz with an opus number, Prelude and Double Fugue, Op. 5, was published by C.G. Röder in Leipzig and sold by Gebethner and Wolff in Warsaw.
Composer Biography
Mieczysław Karłowicz, a Polish late-Romantic composer, died tragically at age 33 in an avalanche in the Tatra Mountains.
Album & Artwork
This album was released to commemorate the 110th anniversary of composer Mieczysław Karłowicz's death.
Compositional Technique
Karłowicz's early compositions, such as the Rondos and Andante F-dur, were essentially compositional exercises based on Hugo Riemann's then-innovative textbook on musical forms.
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