Raoul Koczalski - Selected works for Piano

Andrej Tatarski - Piano
00:00 Prelude No.19 Op.65
01:11 Prelude No.15 Op.65
02:25 Prelude No.11 Op.65
04:09 Prelude No.6 Op.65
05:50 Mazurek Op.60
09:53 Etude Op.57
11:23 Polonaise (from polish suite Op.71)
Armand Georg Raoul (von) Koczalski (1884-1948) was a polish Pianist and Composer. He never visited a conservatory but had private lesson first with Ludwig Marek and then under Karol Mikuli, Chopin's favorite Polish student and assistant. Koczalski was highly esteemed as a performer of Chopin in Germany, where he lived during the 1920s and 1930s. In that period he toured in France, Italy and Poland, but (despite many invitations) not in the United States of America for reasons of health. As a performer, the complete works of Chopin and the complete Beethoven sonatas lay at the core of a very extensive repertoire from the classical and romantic genres. He was considered one of the greatest interpreters of Chopin's music and one of the greatest pianists of his time, with a very liquid technique, smooth balance and interpretations that did not take the liberties of many of his contemporaries but which remained closer to the written score. His pupils included Detlef Kraus, Monique de La Bruchollerie, Hanna Rudnicka-Kruszewska, Wanda Losakiewicz and Irena Wyrzykowska-Mondelska.

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