"Piano works by Paderewski are an exceptionally original phenomenon in the context of the music created at the turn of the 20th century. Embedded in a typically Romantic tradition, in the major-minor system, they are also full of surprises and references to the output of other composers - from Scarlatti and Bach to Schubert and Liszt. The cycles of miniatures presented on this album have been a staple in the repertoire of pianists around the world. The complementary toccata "On the Desert" is played less frequently, although its piano and musical qualities are not inferior to the other compositions. We can find here virtuoso techniques, catchy motifs, inspirations drawn from Polish folk dances, mazurka and krakowiak, and typically Polish nostalgic melodies. Chinese pianist Ying Han, (...), is renowned for her interpretations of this repertoire. Her playing, full of lightness and freedom, brings out the charm of these stylistically diverse miniatures." (prestomusic.com)
"The 1901 premiere of Manru in Dresden was an outstanding success. Paderewski was called to the stage some thirty times. The work had been commissioned with a German libretto by the Director of the Royal Opera House in Dresden, who conducted its first performance. Perhaps even someone as accustomed to fame and approbation as Paderewski might have been surprised, and certainly gratified, at the work’s rapid uptake in Kraków, Prague, Cologne, Zurich, New York, Boston, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Warsaw, Budapest. Nice, Monte Carlo, Bonn, London, Moscow and Kiev. (...) All in all, this most welcome recording firmly demonstrates that Paderewski was far more than a composer of salon trifles. The label is to be commended for issuing the opera in association with the German National Radio Deutschlandfunk Kultur, the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. The latter’s mission is to build globally a lasting interest in Polish culture." (musicwebinternational.com)
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