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The Polish Museum of America is pleased to announce that Ignacy Paderewski is back in town on May 16 to play a recital in the Great Hall on the occasion of his 150th birthday.
A 1925 Steinway 7' grand piano with rolls is poised to give music lovers a rare look into the keyboard magic of the greatest pianist of all times, Polish pianist Ignacy Paderewski.
The recitals are presented and produced with the Pianola Institute of London, England. No such recitals are known to be scheduled anywhere in the world this year, even in Poland.
The recital is dedicated to the memory of the late Polish President, Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Maria.
Hundreds of thousands of player pianos were sold world-wide in the early decades of the last century but only a handful of Steinway 7' grand pianos were outfitted with extra special mechanisms that made it possible for the piano rolls that it played accurately capture the spirit of a "live" performance.
A few of these rare pianos (only about 200 were ever made) have been saved and an even smaller number have been remanufactured to a playing level that exceeded the tough factory standards of almost 100 years ago. Such pianos were costly, as much as a small house at that time. Only the wealthy could afford such beautiful and rare player pianos.
This particular Steinway Model AR was a manufactured in 1925 and went to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where it was used to give concerts of recorded reproducing piano rolls. Students could hear the world's great pianists who recorded for the DuoArt piano roll system "live". They could study pianist's technique at the piano and marvel at the incredible nuances that were captured on piano rolls.
The pianos were used for recitals in all major U.S. concert halls. In Orchestra Hall, Chicago, legendary pianist Harold Bauer gave a recital in the 1910's which had the audience and critics in the hall gasp with disbelief when he lifted his hands from the keyboard during a performance to reveal that a piano roll had been playing all along!
This piano is on loan from a private collection and has never been heard before in public.
Caprice (Genre Scarlatti) Paderewski
Impromptu Op 142/3 Schubert
The Maiden's Wish Chopin/ Liszt
My Joy Chopin/ Liszt
Isolde's Liebestod Wagner/ Liszt
Valse Brillante Op 34/1 Chopin
Mazuka Op 24/4 Chopin
Ballade #3 Op 47 Chopin
- Brief Intermission -
Cracovienne Fantastique Op 14/6 Paderewski
Melodie Op 8/3 Paderewski
Legende Op 16/1 Paderewski
Minuet Op 14/1 Paderewski
Reflets dans l'eau Debussy
Nocturne a Ragusa Shelling
Hungarian Rhapsody No 10 Liszt
Rex Lawson and Denis Hall are founder members of the Pianola Institute and have given a multitude of pianola concerts throughout Europe and North America, from Theatre des Champs Elysees to the Concertgebouw, from Carnegie Hall to the Last Night of the Proms.
For more information about the Pianola Institute click here.
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The Mission of The Polish Museum of America, an integral part of the dynamic mosaic of Polish life in Chicago, is to promulgate the rich cultural history of the Polish people by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and displaying materials related to this heritage; and to integrate these resources into appropriate programs, activities, and exhibitions that enrich the intellectual and artistic lives of all members of society. |
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