Wojciech Sowiński - Piano Concerto No.1 Op.36

Artur Słotwiński / Orchestra of Frederic Chopin University Of Music Student and Alumni and Warsaw 2nd grade Music Schools / Jarosław Praszczałek
00:00 - Allegro Moderato
17:29 - Larghetto Religioso
24:35 - Rondo

Composed in Paris, by Albert Wojciech Sowinski, and probably premiered around 1830-1831, with great success within tours in Europe. But the concerto would have been forgotten for the next 190 years, to be found later in 2013, Louisville, US, by the pianist of this recording, Artur Słotwiński, who would have restored the piece, from a surviving solo piano arrangement by the composer (with tuttis), into a full orchestral version. This recording was taken September 24th at Chopin University in Warsaw Poland. A video of the live performance can be seen here (uploaded by the pianist himself) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC4Tp1SeJQw&t=833s

Wojciech Sowiński (1805-1880) was a Polish Pianist and Composer. Sowinski learned the basics of music from his father, Sebastian Sowiński who was Kapellmeister of the army orchestra and later the Potoccy orchestra in Tulczyn. His career started in Vienna in 1825-27 where he gave one concert (sponsored with his own money) and from that time may have taken lessons from C. Czerny (piano) as well as I. Seyfried and A. Gyrowetz (composing).
He gave concerts in France, England, Scotland and Ireland (1835, 1836, 1842), Germany (1841, 1842, 1847) and Belgium (1842, 1854). Several times he performed alongside Liszt (e.g. on 19 April 1835)
His participation in Chopin’s debut in Paris (on 26 February 1832) was a historical event; together with Mendelssohn, C.M. Stamaty and G. Osborne he accompanied Chopin and Kalkbrenner (“Marche suivi d’une polonaise” for 2+4 pianos by Kalkbrenner). He presented his compositions during concerts, including a premiere of his “Piano Concerto No.2”. He was well-known in the society of Polish emigrants in Paris and attended anniversary celebrations, in the 1860’s he sought contact with the Poles living in the country, met O. Kolberg and J. Sikorski in Paris, and may have gotten to know Moniuszko. He left about 120 compositions with opus numbers.
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