Halina Czerny-Stefańska
Halina Czerny-Stefańska | |
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Classical Music | |
Occupation(s) | Pianist |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Halina Czerny-Stefańska (
Life
She studied piano under her father, Stanisław Szwarcenberg-Czerny, as well as with
She was proven to be the real pianist in a recording of the E minor concerto that was misattributed to Dinu Lipatti. The recording was released in 1966 by EMI, and on the 1971 British release was a note to the effect that, although the name of the conductor and orchestra were not known, there was no doubt the soloist was Lipatti. The BBC broadcast the recording in 1981, and a listener wrote in, noting the similarities between it and a Supraphon recording from the early 1950s with Czerny-Stefańska under Václav Smetáček. Tests revealed these were one and the same recording. The so-called Lipatti recording was withdrawn.[3]
Halina Czerny-Stefańska was a juror in many piano competitions including the
Her daughter, with husband Ludwik Stefański (1917–1982) is Elżbieta Stefańska-Łukowicz (b. 1943), is a harpsichordist and professor at the Academy of Music in Kraków, Poland.
Halina Czerny-Stefańska died in Kraków on 1 July 2001.
Selected recordings
Halina Czerny-Stefańska's discography includes recordings done by the labels: Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Emi Classics, His Master's Voice, Polskie Nagrania "Muza", Supraphon, Selene, Pony Cayon, RCA Records, RCA-Japan and Telefunken.[5]
She has recorded works by
- Frédéric Chopin, Piano Concerto in E minor Op. 11, Supraphon SUA 10130 (1955).
- Frédéric Chopin, 24 preludes Op. 28, Ace of Diamonds SDD 2146 (Telefunken).
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major Op. 19; Edvard Grieg, Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 16. Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Krenz, Conductor. Musical Heritage Society (MHS 1101, undated).
- Frédéric Chopin, Complete set of the Polonaises, Polskie Nagrania.
- Frédéric Chopin, Complete set of the Nocturnes, Japanese RCA (1985–87).
- Frédéric Chopin, Complete set of the Mazurkas, Canyon Classics (1989–90).
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488. Česká filharmonie (Czech Philharmonic), Karel Ančerl, Conductor. Supraphon (1952).
References
- ^ The Independent, Martin Anderson, 6 July 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ The Independent 17 July 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Mark Ainley – The Chopin Concerto Scandal Archived 29 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chopin International Piano Competition". Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ^ Discography Discogs. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
External links
- Halina Czerny-Stefańska Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at The Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw.
- Halina Czerny-Stefańska at the Naxos.com