Composer: Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
Performer: Anna Górecka
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CD Accord
Catalogue: ACD290
Release: 2022
Size: 221 MB
Recovery: +3%
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4 Preludes for Piano, Op. 1
01. No. 1, Molto agitato
02. No. 2, Lento – Recitativo
03. No. 3, Allegro scherzando
04. No. 4, Molto allegro quasi presto
05. Lullaby
From a Bird’s Nest, Op. 9a
06. I. March
07. II. Folk Song
08. III. Old Melody
09. IV. Scherzo
10. V. Second Folk Song
11. VI. Interlude
12. VII. Bagatella
13. VIII. Second March
14. IX. Finale à la danse
Sundry Pieces, Op. 52
15. No. 1, Recitative & Mazurka
16. No. 2, 2 Pieces
17. No. 3, 3 Dodecaphonic Pieces
18. No. 4, Quasi Valse
19. Intermezzo for Piano
20. Moment Musical
21. For Anna
22. Mazurkas for Piano, Op. 41
Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 6
23. I. Allegro molto, con fuoco
24. II. Grave pesante e corale
25. III. Allegro vivace, ma non troppo
The piano was Henryk Mikołaj Górecki’s first musical love. In his childhood, it remained both within his grasp and yet a forbidden fruit, in the guise of the instrument left by his deceased mother. When in later years the doors of the music school in Rybnik opened for the young Henryk, it became everything for him. His numerous juvenilia show how much he immersed himself in the pianistic element – besides songs and a few chamber pieces, they are primarily made up of compositions for the piano (five mazurkas, ten preludes, and numerous miniatures). In 1955, Górecki began to study composition under Bolesław Szabelski. The first opus he wrote were Four Preludes. The four strongly contrasting pieces form a compact cycle, expressive in texture, harmony and intense lyricism, subtly tinged with folklore. (Anna Górecka)