Discography

Chopin the Ungrateful. A CD by Anna Dębowska, as part of our Chopin the Ungrateful project, was released in April 2016. It is a concept album, structured thematically, and as such consists of four parts: Part One – For Frédéric Chopin – includes three works that Jane W. Stirling practiced under the supervision of Chopin: Polonaise in C sharp minor op. 26 No. 1, Nocturne in F major op. 15 No. 1, and Ballade in A flat major op. 47. Part Two – For Jane Stirling – includes two Nocturnes op. 55: in F minor No. 1 and in E flat major No. 2, dedicated by Chopin to his special pupil. Part Three – For Frédéric Chopin and Jane Stirling – includes a compilation of Chopin’s works (Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat major op. 61, Nocturne in D flat major op. 27 No. 2 and…

Jongen’s piano chamber music is an audio recording of his selected works: The Trio , chronologically the earliest of the described works, shows an early trend in Jongen’s artistic activity, when the young composer, still a student at Liege conservatory, sought his own musical identity, naturally drawing upon the experiences of his great predecessors. This composition represents a current strongly linked to the tradition, both in relation to form and the harmonic devices applied. Stylistically, Trio is close to German post-Romanticism as well as the earlier French school. It shows the composer’s predilection for connecting a simple, diatonic melody with more chromatic fragments. The uncommon melodic creativity, harmonic abundance, and the intensity of sound…