Chopin – His contemporaries and his instruments (Vol.4/6) – Chopin's contemporaries

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888):
Nocturne alla Field in B flat major
Frédéric Kalkbrenner (1785-1849):
Nocturne in A flat major, op. 121 no 1
Nocturne in F major, op. 121 no 2 (à trois mains) *
Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896):
Nocturne in F major, op 6, no 2 From: Soireés Musicales
Louis James Alfred Lefebure-Wély (1817-1870):
Les Cloches du Monestère Nocturne in D flat major, op. 54
Edmond Weber (1766-1828):
Première Pensée Nocturne in D flat major, op. 1
Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888):
Nocturne in B major, op. 22
Notturnino Innamorato in F sharp minor, op. 63 no 43
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857):
Nocturne in E flat major
Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831):
La Murmure. Nocturne in A flat major
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyńsk (1807-1867):
Nocturne in G minor, op. 21 no 1i
Nocturne in F minor, op. 21 no 2
Nocturne in F minor, op. 24 no 1
Nocturne in D flat major, op. 24 no 2
Pozegnanie. Nocturne in G minor

Bart van Oort - fortepiano [Érard, 1837]
Agnieszka Chabowska *

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VC - Farewell to the homeland – The romantic spirit of Polish piano music – Tobias Koch

Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765–1833):
Polonaise in A minor
Karol Kazimierz Kurpiński (1785–1857):
Polonaise in D minor
Polonaise in G minor
Polonaise in F minor
Polonaise in C major
Maria Szymanowska (1789–1831):
Polonaise in F minor
Nocturne in B flat major
Waltz in F major
Etude in F major
Nocturne in A flat major
Józef Elsner (1769–1854):
Rondo à la Mazurka in C major
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Mazurka in A flat major op.7 no.4
Karol Kazimierz Kurpiński (1785–1857):
Mazurka in D major
Maria Szymanowska (1789–1831):
Mazurka in D major
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807-1867):
Mazurka in A minor op.37 no.2
Józef Władysław Krogulski (1815 - 1842)
Mazurka in E minor à la Chopin
Karol Mikuli (1819–1897):
Mazurka in F minor
Karol Załuski (1834-1919):
Mazurka in D minor
Ignaz Friedman (1882–1948):
Mazurka in C minor
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Mazurka in F minor op.68 no.4

Tobias Koch - fortepiano [Pleyel, 1848; Erard, 1849; Erard, 1838; Pleyel, 1854]

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Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski – Chamber Works with Piano (Vol.2) – Les Explorateurs

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807-1867) - Chamber Music with Piano (Vol.2):
Fantaisie for Violin and Piano, op.32
Introduction and Variations for Violin and Piano, op.9
"Les Larmes" for Violin and Piano, op.41
"Souvenir de Dresde" for Violin, Cello and Piano, op.47
"Introduction et Variations" for Flute and Piano, op.18
Andante e Rondo alla Polacca for Flute and Piano, op.42

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Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski – Chamber Works with Piano (Vol.1) – Les Explorateurs

remembering Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński on his birthday

(15 February 1807 – 9 October 1867)

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807-1867) - Chamber Music with Piano (Vol.1):
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor, op.17
"Souvenir de Dresde" for Oboe, Cello and Piano, op.47
"Les Larmes" for Cello and Piano, op.41
"Introduction et Variations" for Violin and Piano, op.18

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Kurpinski, Dobrynski, Moniuszko, Zelenski, Noskowski – Symphonic Music – Nowak

Karol Kurpiński (1785-1857):
"Two Huts" - overture of the opera
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807-1867):
"Monbar" - overture of the opera
Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872):
"Bajka" (Fairy Tale) - fantastic overture
Władysław Żeleński (1837–1921):
"W Tatrach" (In the Tatra Mountains) - overture, op.27
Zygmunt Noskowski (1846–1909):
"Step" (The Steppes) - symphonic poem, op.66

Sinfonia Varsovia
Grzegorz Nowak - conductor

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Dobrzyński – Piano Concerto, Symphony No.2 – Emilian Madey, Lukasz Borowicz

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807-1867):

CD 1:
Overture to "Monbar, or The Filibusters", op.30
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A flat major, op.2 *

CD 2:
Symphony No.2 in C minor, op.15 "Characteristic"
Original slow movement of Symphony No.2

Emilian Madey - piano *
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz - conductor

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Dobrzynski, Kilar, Lessel – Polish Chamber Music for Wind Instruments - VA

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807-1867):
Duo for Clarinet and Piano, op.47
Wojciech Kilar (b.1932):
Sonata for Horn and Piano
Franciszek Lessel (1780-1838):
Grand Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Horn, op.4

Roman Widaszek - clarinet
Tadeusz Tomaszewski - horn
Joanna Domańska - piano

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Dobrzynski, Moniuszko - String Quartets - Camerata Quartet

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807-1867): String Quartet No.1 in E minor, op.7 Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872): String Quartet No.2 in F major String Quartet No.1 in D minor Camerata Quartet (read more)

Dobrzyński - String Quintets - Kwartet Wilanów

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807-1867):
String Quintet No.1 in F major, op.20
String Quintet No.2 in A minor, op.40


Kwartet Wilánow
Tomasz Strahl - 2nd cello


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Dobrzynski - Sextet; Elsner - Septet - Camerata Vistula

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807-1867): String Sextet op.39 in E flat major for 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos and double-bass Józef Elsner (1785-1857): Septet in D major for piano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and double-bass Magdalena Adamej - piano Konstanty Andrzej Kulka - violin Camerata Vistula (read more)

Lessel, Dobrzyński - Piano Concertos - Shelley

"The composers whose works feature in this recording can be said to represent two eras: the Classical and the Romantic. Franciszek Lessel [1789-1838] the second of Joseph Haydn's Polish students (...) Lessel's works are marked by an outstanding qualities: they are expertly structured, have daring melodic and harmonic concepts and consist of music that is a pleasure to listen and perform. (...)

While Franciszek Lessel's professional life flowed satisfactorily without any major problems, the earthly existence of Felicks Dobrzyński [1807-1867] was marked by disappointment and daily toil and trouble. (...) Links between the compositions of Dobrzyński and Chopin are numerous (...) Given the similarities between the works of the two composers we can make certain assumptions, such as for example, that Professor Lessel actually encouraged Chopin to model his concerto on Dobrzyński's composition... (...)"

[Stanislaw Dybowski in the booklet]

Franciszek Lessel (1780-1838):
Piano Concerto in C major, op.14
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807-1867):
Piano Concerto in A flat major, op.2

Howard Shelley - fortepiano and conductor
Sinfonia Varsovia

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