Composer: Frédéric François Chopin
Performer: Marek Mizera
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dux
Catalogue: DUX1754
Release: 2021
Size: 240 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth., B. 49
Nocturnes, Op. 48, B. 142
02. No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Andantino
Mazurkas Op. 41
03. No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor, Maestoso
04. No. 2 in E Minor, Andantino
05. No. 3 in B Major, Animato
06. No. 4 in A-Flat Major, Allegretto
Nocturnes, Op. 55, B. 152
07. No. 1 in F Minor, Andante
08. Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47, B. 136
09. Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth., B. 150
Waltzes, Op. 64, B. 164
10. No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Tempo giusto
11. Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20, B. 65
12. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31, B. 111
13. Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, B. 147
The repertoire of this Marek Mizera’s Chopin album can be considered both comprehensive and cross-sectional. Each of the works recorded on the album requires from the pianist a completely autonomous approach to such issues as formal structure, building drama, melody, or the use of tempo rubato.
Marek Mizera was born in Bielsko-Biala where he finished a music school in the piano class of Maria Kubica-Skarbowska. He went on to graduate from the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw, where he studied with Professor Kazimierz Gierzod. He has worked closely with renowned teachers at home and abroad, including Józef Stompel, Jerzy Godziszewski, Lazar Berman, and Peter Feuchtwanger. Upon graduation, he has developed a concert career, appearing in his own country as well as abroad. Foreign tours have taken him to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Austria, Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, China, Canada, Angola, and Cuba. He has released a number of recordings for the DUX recording label. He has also pursued a teaching career for many years, currently as a Professor at the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce.