Composer: Giedymin Rodkiewicz
Performer: Włodzimierz Lebiecki
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dux
Release: 2022
Size: 261 MB
Recovery: +3%
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01. Waltz No. 2 in D-Flat Major, Op. 24
02. Nocturne in A-Flat Major
03. Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 28 No. 1
04. La melancolie in F Minor, Op. 10
05. Harmonie du soir, Op. 11
06. Impromptu, Op. 16
07. Reverie in F Minor, Op. 13
08. Galop in F Major
09. Galop in E-Flat Major
10. Danse chinoise, Op. 20 No. 1
11. Mazurka in B-Flat minor
12. Mazurka in G Minor
13. Mazurka in C minor
14. Mazurka in B-Flat Major
15. Mazurka in F Minor
16. Polka-Mazurka in D-Flat Major
17. Polka-Mazurka in F Major
18. Divertissement dramatique for Piano
19. Waltz No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 33
The history of world music knows many examples of revival from non-existence and of rediscovery of both compositional legacy and names of composers themselves. Such phenomena also include the output and figure of Giedymin Prosper Rodkiewicz. Until recently, Rodkiewicz was not widely known to musicologists or music lovers, and yet he was an outstanding composer, and his oeuvre survived thanks to a fortunate coincidence. The composer’s oeuvre, comprising around 75 pieces, is devoted entirely to piano and is particularly rich in miniatures.
This output, as evidenced by the dedications on the pages of Rodkiewicz’s works, reflects, like in a mirror, the world of the wealthy landed gentry who filled artistic salons, so popular in the 19th century. Likewise, the genres favored by the composer reflect the existence of the upper echelons of the society of his era. All the pieces presented on the album are discographic premieres. Their arrangement can be considered symbolic: the gallery of the composer’s opuses opens with Waltz No. 2 in D flat major, Op. 24 and ends with Waltz No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 33. Undoubtedly, Giedymin Rodkiewicz could not fail to pay due tribute to this genre, which so definitely established its position in the 19th century Europe.