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Maciejewski: Transcriptions for 2 Pianos, Vol. 3

7/9/2021, 11 Tracks, 1:04:49

Featuring

  • Katarzyna Rajs
  • Piotr Kępiński
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  • Fritz Kreisler
  • Evert Taube
  • Isaac Albéniz
  • César Franck

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Recording & Production

This album is the first historical recording of Roman Maciejewski's unique two-piano repertoire.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Maciejewski's musical paraphrases were already applauded by audiences in the 1940s for their spectacular pianistic skills and artistic value.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Maciejewski created these transcriptions not only for his own concert needs but also due to his lifelong predilection for arrangement, paraphrase, and improvisation.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Roman Maciejewski, the composer who created these transcriptions, had a colorful life story that became the subject of two films.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Katarzyna Rajs, one of the pianists on this album, collaborated with PWM Edition and CD Accord Music Edition to restore Maciejewski's piano transcriptions to concert repertoires.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Maciejewski's transcriptions reveal him as a virtuoso, a composer valuing modernity, and a musician deeply respectful of the musical heritage of his predecessors.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Piotr Kępiński, the other pianist on this album, was invited as the official pianist for the International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in Poznań due to his acclaimed accompanying skills.

Source: Booklet

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