Various Composers - 21st Mazurkas (Anna Kijanowska)

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1. Avner Dorman - Mazurka
2. Mikołaj Piotr Górecki - 3 Mazurkas for Piano, Op. 60: No. 1, Poco lento
3. Mikołaj Piotr Górecki - 3 Mazurkas for Piano, Op. 60: No. 2, Poco vivo
4. Mikołaj Piotr Górecki - 3 Mazurkas for Piano, Op. 60: No. 3, Poco lento
5. Matthew Bengtson - Mazurka in Memoriam Karol Szymanowski
6. Łukasz Woś - 2 Mazurkas for Piano: No. 1, Moderato
7. Łukasz Woś - 2 Mazurkas for Piano: No. 2, Allegro con brio
8. Jeremy Gill - Anna Dreams of Mazurkas. Improvisation for Piano
9. Agnieszka Lasko - Mazurka for Anna (1)
10. Carolina Noguera Palau - Mazurka for Piano
11. Małgorzata Kaniowska - Mazurka Pastiche No. 1
12. Lyudmila German - Mazurka No. 2
13. Hanna Kulenty - Étoile pour Dawid
14. Mikołaj Piotr Górecki - 3 Mazurkas for Piano: No. 1, Mazurka für Anna
15. Mikołaj Piotr Górecki - 3 Mazurkas for Piano: No. 2, Mazurka für Aria
16. Mikołaj Piotr Górecki - 3 Mazurkas for Piano: No. 3, Mazurka für Arianna
17. Karol Pyka - Jazz Mazurka
18. David Rakowski - Mazurkska
19. Mikołaj Stroiński - Mazurka "Away from Home"
20. Nils Vigeland - Mazurka/Polonaise
21. John Muniz - Mazurka (2)
22. Anthony Ritchie - Mazurka for Anna (2)
23. Milad Yousufi - Mazurka No. 2 "Allegretto"
24. Wojtek Blecharz - Mazurka for Piano & 3 Wireless Speakers
25. Thomas Bloch Bonhoff - Grenzland. The Lost Mazurka for Anna Kijanowska

Anna Kijanowska, piano

Date: 2025

Label: DUX Recording Producers

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This album presents contemporary mazurkas composed between 2022 and 2024 for pianist Anna Kijanowska by twenty composers from diverse cultural backgrounds. While each piece reflects a unique style, all draw inspiration from traditional Polish dances such as the oberek, kujawiak, and mazurka. Known for her dedication to reviving this genre, Kijanowska offers interpretations that blend improvisation, virtuosity, and lyrical expression rooted in Polish folk traditions. Rather than quoting melodies directly, these works reimagine folk elements through refined modern paraphrases, reaffirming the mazurka’s timeless spirit and its renewed place in the international piano repertoire.

Polish pianist Anna Kijanowska began her studies in Bielsko-Biała and trained at the Szymanowski Music Academy in Katowice and the Wrocław Academy, later earning advanced degrees from the Manhattan School of Music in New York. Her mentors included Byron Janis, Mykola Suk, Sara Davis Buechner, and Marc Silverman. An active soloist and chamber musician, she has performed across Europe, the Americas, and Asia, collaborating with renowned artists and appearing on international radio and television. A passionate advocate of Polish music, she frequently presents contemporary works and promotes living composers. Also a respected pedagogue, Kijanowska teaches worldwide and currently serves on the faculty of the University of Silesia in Cieszyn.