Feliks Nowowiejski - Piano Works Vol. 1 (Magdalena Adamek)

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Composer: Feliks Nowowiejski

1. Gavot
2. Fairy-tale (Baśń)
3. The Polish Dance No. 1
4. The Polish Dance No. 2
5. The Polish Dance No. 3 - Alla Polacca
6. March 'Under the Banner of the Piece'
7. Prelude No. 1 - original version from the autograph
8. Prelude No. 1 - second version
9. Prelude No. 2
10. Ballade No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 20 No. 1
11. Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 20 No. 2
12. Ballade No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 20 No. 2
13. Mazurka No. 1 in F sharp minor
14. Mazurka No. 2 in A minor
15. Gen. Dowbór-Muśnicki Military March

Magdalena Adamek, piano

Date: 2002

Label: Acte Préalable

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Feliks Nowowiejski (7 February 1877 – 18 January 1946) was a Polish composer. Born in Barczewo, Warmia, he studied music at Święta Lipka and in Berlin before becoming artistic director of the Kraków Music Society from 1909 to 1914. In 1919, he settled permanently in Poznań, where he taught at the conservatory, directed choirs, conducted concerts and promoted musical culture. His extensive output encompassed oratorios, symphonies, symphonic poems, concertos, chamber and choral works, songs, ballets and opera. During the Nazi occupation, he hid in Kraków before returning to Poznań, where he died in 1946.

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Magdalena Adamek is a Polish pianist and educator with degrees from the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw and the University of Alberta. A full-time faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University, she teaches chamber music, accompanying and keyboard skills while maintaining an active performing career. She has performed extensively across Europe, North America and China, and has collaborated with prominent musicians and institutions. Her discography includes five CDs featuring world-premiere recordings of Polish composers, and she has authored a scholarly book on Feliks Nowowiejski.

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