Aleksander Michałowski - Selected Pieces for Piano

Robert Mara - Piano
0:00 Prelude in E-flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2 (Allegro moderato)
3:37 Mazurka No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 5 (Allegretto)
8:10 Mazurka No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Op. 6 (Lento)
9:38 Prelude in B-flat minor, Op. 9 (Andante espressivo)
13:14 Capriccietto “quasi Polka”, Op. 26 (Non troppo Allegro)
17:35 Étude d'après l'Impromptu de Fr. Chopin (after Chopin's Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat Major, Op. 29), Op. 2 (Vivace ma non troppo)
22:24 Prelude in A minor, Op. 14 (Moderato)
24:35 Gavotte No. 1 in G minor, Op. 4
Alexander Michałowski (1851-1938) was a Polish Pianist and Composer. He was known for his immense technique, had a profound influence upon the teaching of pianoforte technique, especially in relation to the works of Chopin and J.S. Bach, and left this legacy among a large number of pupils.
From 1867, at the age of 16, he studied at Leipzig Conservatory as a pupil of Ignaz Moscheles, Carl Reinecke and Theodor Coccius. In 1869 he went to Berlin and studied under Carl Tausig. He was a friend of Karol Mikuli (1821-1897), who had received lessons from Chopin between 1844 and 1848, and was head of the Lviv Conservatory. Mikuli imparted to him many of the composer's own ideas about the performance of his works; Michałowski also met Chopin's gifted pupil Princess Marcelina Czartoryska (née Radziwiłł), who played some mazurkas to him. Moscheles had also been a friend of Chopin's, and therefore Michałowski obtained a rich understanding of Chopin's pianistic thought and performance. He was familiar with all Chopin's works, and devoted a lifetime to their study. In performance, he occasionally altered the musical text, and transcribed some in the manner of Moriz Rosenthal. There is no copyright infringement intended. If you wish your recording to be removed, it can be done, please just leave me an email, which can be found at the channel's about section.