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Ignacy Jan Paderewski
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski (November 6, 1860 - June 29, 1941) was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat and politician, and the third Prime Minister of Poland. He is sometimes referred to by the German version of his name Ignaz Paderewski. Ignacy Jan Paderewski was born in the village of Kuryłówka in the province of Podolia, annexed Polish territory by Russia. His father was an administrator of large estates. His mother, Poliksena (née Nowicka), died several months after Paderewski was born, and he was brought up by his distant relatives. From his early childhood, Paderewski was interested in music. Initially he took piano lessons with a private tutor. At the age of 12, in 1872, he went to Warsaw and was admitted to the Warsaw Conservatorium. After graduating in 1878, he was asked to become a tutor of piano classes at his alma mater, which he accepted. In 1880 Paderweski married Antonina Korsakówna, and soon afterwards, their first child was born. The following year, they discovered that the son was handicapped; soon afterward, Antonina died. Paderewski decided to devote himself to music, and in 1881 he went to Berlin to study music composition with Friedrich Kiel and Heinrich Urban. In 1884 he moved to Vienna, where he was a pupil of Teodor Leszetycki. It was in Vienna that he made his musical debut in 1887. He soon gained great popularity and his subsequent appearances (in Paris in 1889, and in London in 1890) were major successes. His brilliant playing created a furor which r
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Miscellanea, Op. 16: No. 4, Nocturne in B-Flat Major
13,1992Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 17: II. Romanza: Andante
5,1693Miscellanea, Op. 16: No. 4. Nocturne in B-flat major
2,67746 Humoresques de concert, Op. 14, Book 1 "À l'antique": No. 2, Sarabande
1,8685Paderewski: Miscellanea, Op. 16: No. 4, Nocturne in B-Flat Major
1,1766The Maiden's Wish, op.74 no.1 from "Polish Song" trans. F. Liszt (rec. January 1923)
8447Chants du voyageur, Op. 8: No. 3, Melody in B Major
8428Miscellanea, Op. 16: No. 2, Melodie in G-Flat Major
7289Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 17: I. Allegro
72310Nocturne G major op.37 no.2 (rec. February 1925)
604albums
PADEREWSKI: Piano Concerto / Polish Fantasy
Night Stories
Paderewski: Piano Masterpieces
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Brillante - The Adam Makowicz Chopin Project
Paderewski: Piano Concerto / Danses polonaises
Paderewski: Vocal Works
Paderewski: Piano Works
Ignacy Jan Paderewski: The Complete Piano Works vol. 1-2
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Original Classics, Vol. 586: Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Piano Virtuoso
Paderewski: The 1911/1930 Original 78s
Paderewski: Piano Music for 2 and 4 hands
Paderewski: The American Recordings – The Complete Victor Recordings (1914-1931)