Witold Małcużyński
Witold Małcużyński | |
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Koziczyn, Poland | |
Died | July 17, 1977 Palma de Mallorca, Spain | (aged 62)
Genres | Classical music |
Instrument(s) | piano |
Labels | Columbia Records, EMI |
Witold Małcużyński (August 10, 1914[1] – July 17, 1977[1]) was a distinguished Polish pianist who specialized in the works of Frédéric Chopin.
Biography
Małcużyński was born in 1914. He was the older brother of Karol Małcużyński, a Polish politician and journalist. He began playing piano at the age of 5,[1] starting regular lessons four years later. Originally, he intended to study law but his innate love of music overcame his initial decision and he switched to music and enrolled at the Warsaw Conservatory from which he graduated with high honours, studying under Józef Turczyński. In 1936, he received an invitation to study under Marguerite Long and Isidor Philipp in Paris. He won the third prize at the III International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1937. At the same time, he met his future wife, the French pianist Colette Gaveau.
When
He was a member of the jury of the International Chopin Competition in 1960 and 1970, the
He was conferred an Officer's Cross of the
Selected discography (CD)
- 1989 Witold Małcużyński Plays Chopin (Polskie Nagrania)
- 1993 Witold Małcużyński - Fantasies-Nocturnes-Scherzos (Allegro Corporation)
- 1993 Malcuzynski Plays Chopin - Grand Polonaise, Volume 2 (Allegro Corporation)
- 1994 Malcuzynski: Artist Profile (Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2/Piano Sonata No. 3/Waltzes/Mazurkas) (EMI Classic)
- 1999 Witold Małcuzynski - Chopin-Rachmaninov (Dante)
- 2000 Witold Malcuzynski Plays Chopin, Liszt and Szymanowski (Piano Masters) (Pearl)
- 2001 Witold Malcuzynski - Brahms-Beethoven-Chopin (Aura Classics)
- 2001 Witold Malcuzynski Plays Great Romantic Piano Music (2CD) (Royal Long Players)
- 2003 Witold Małcużyński Brahms-Franck-Bach-Busoni (Polskie Nagrania)
- 2006 Witold Małcużyński - Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor op.15 (Polskie Nagrania)
- 2007 Witold Małcużyński - Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 (nagr. 1946-1949) (Guild)
- 2007 Witold Malcuzynski Intermezzo (Fabula Classica)
- 2010 Witold Małcużyński - Chopin (digipack) (Polskie Radio)
References
- ^ a b c The National Frédéric Chopin Institute - Witold Małcużyński
- ^ "Winners, Juries, Orchestras and Guest Artists, Santander Piano Competition
Sources
- Roger Hauert & Bernard Gavoty. "Malcuzynski", Great Concert Artists Series, Kister, Genève, 1957.
- Skarbowski, Jerzy. "Witold Małcużyński - pianista potężny", Poradnik Muzyczny, n° 7/8, 1989.
- Wolny, Marcin. "Rocznica śmierci Witolda Małcużyńskiego". Forum Polonijne. 4 (2007): 38. ISSN 1234-2807.
- Jeżewski, Krzysztof. "Witold Małcużyński - W trzydziestą rocznicę śmierci", Głos Katolicki, n° 26, Paris, 15-22.7.2007
- Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina - Witold Małcużyński