Polonaises / Mazurkas / Preludes

Unique release by The Fryderyk Chopin Institute - in the series The Real Chopin. This is an archival recording with a selection of polonaises, mazurkas and preludes - played on authentic piano. The recording is dated 1961 and it's a recital by Zbigniew Drzewiecki - outstanding figure in the history of Polish pianism, the legendary educator and co-initiator of the Chopin Competition. The artist played the piano Pleyel from 1848, which now is in the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw. The booklet contains an essay by Professor Benjamin Vogel, a prominent expert on historical instruments, which displays the specifics of historical pianos.