Jonathan Plowright - Homage to Paderewski

Following the resounding success of Jonathan Plowright�s 2010 Hommage a Chopin, the acclaimed British pianist becomes the first artist to record the album of works written and published in homage to one of the early twentieth century�s most fascinating figures, Polish pianist, composer and politician Ignacy Jan Paderewski.Of the twenty-two works on this recording, from composers including Bartok, Martinu and Milhaud, seventeen were intended for the memorial piano album Homage to Paderewski published by Boosey & Hawkes in New York in 1942. A further six pieces written for the pianist also feature, including a Mazurka for two pianos by Britten, for which Plowright is joined by Aaron Shorr.Plowright performs these diverse works with flair and dedication.