CHOPIN CELEBRATION

At The Palace Of Lancut, Poland

Marek Drewnowski

Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor, op. 11

Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, op. 21

Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 18

Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 34, No 1

Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 34, No 2

Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 34, No 3

Grande Valse, Op. 42

Valse, Op. 64, No 1 ‘Minute Waltz’

Valse, Op. 64, No 2

Valse, Op. 64, No 3

Valse, Op. 69, No 1

Valse, Op. 69, No 2

Valse, Op. 70, No 1

Valse in E minor, Op. posthume

For Chopin’s two concertos, the soloist is accompanied by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Of Katowice / Antoni Wit

Celebrating the Chopin Bicentennial

Chopin Celebration was filmed on location in 1993 at the magnificent Palace of Lancut in Poland, one of the country’s most sumptuous residences. In this elegant setting, soloist Marek Drewnowski gives impassioned performances of twelve of early Romantic composer Frederic Chopin’s most lyrical waltzes and his two beautiful piano concertos. Both were written before he was twenty, and by this time he was already recognised as one of Poland’s great national composers.

In a remarkable career spanning many decades, Marek Drewnowski has not only performed at concerts worldwide, and made many recordings, particularly of works by Chopin, but has also had success as an actor, film producer, music festival founder, music professor and conductor.

Mr Drewnowski’s performance is intercut with scenes of the Palace of Łancut – its Rococo Salon, Ballroom, Turkish Suite, Chinese Suite and Great Dining Room, with many eighteenth and nineteenth-century paintings, antiques and furniture.

Approx Duration: 112 mins

Colour

Region Code: 2-5

Picture format: NTSC 4:3 FF

Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Subtitles: None

NVC Arts DVD 5186571062