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Homage to Paderewski

This digital release is performed and part-curated by the researcher, offering new insights into how an array of diverse composers responded in tribute to the great pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski. It includes music commissioned by Boosey and Hawkes in 1942 for an album of piano music of the same name, supplemented by further works dedicated to Paderewski. The collection is stylistically diverse, including a number of works by Paderewski’s students.

By bringing to life these 1942 commissions – and the additional items included on the disc – the researcher offers an original contribution, in and through performance, to our understanding of Paderewski’s legacy. The reach and significance of the impact of this research is indicated by comments in the reviews that accompanied publication: “a fascinating document’ (BBC Music Magazine); “all of these miniatures are well worth the warmth, affection, lyrical beauty and bravura that Plowright devotes to them” (The Daily Telegraph), and reflected in the awards it has garnered, which include 5 de Diapason (Diapason); Recording of the Month (Musicweb International).