Szabolcs Esztényi, a Hungarian pianist, improviser, composer, and teacher, lived in Warsaw from 1969 and was actively involved in Polish cultural life, including extensive educational work in musical improvisation.
Recording & Production
The recordings on this album were made live at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw on three separate dates: September 23, 1999, January 9, 2002, and November 20, 2023.
Performer Biography
Szabolcs Esztényi's CD, 'The Garden's Gates,' featuring his works for two pianos recorded with Iwona Mironiuk, was nominated for a 'Fryderyk' award in three categories by the Polish Recording Academy.
Performer Biography
Iwona Mironiuk, a pianist, has premiered numerous contemporary solo piano works and has collaborated with the Polish Society for Contemporary Music and the Polish Composers' Union for many years.
Composer Biography
Eugeniusz Knapik's compositional output is divided into two phases, with the second phase marked by his collaboration with Flemish artist Jan Fabre on a monumental operatic trilogy.
Composer Biography
Eugeniusz Knapik, a composer and pianist, studied composition with Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and was the first in Poland to perform Olivier Messiaen's complete 'Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus'.
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L'Orchestre dans le Salon - Duos for Harmonium & Piano
Górecki: Toccata for Two Pianos, Op. 2
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, WWV 86 (Excerpts Arr. H. Behn for 2 Pianos)
American Piano Music
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Arr. H. Behn for 2 Pianos)
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection" (Arr. H. Behn for 2 Pianos & Voices) [Live]
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. Naoumoff for Piano 4 Hands)
