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No one can really question the fact that the uniqueness of Chopin's masterpieces in a large part is result of inspirations drawn from folk music. However, custom has it that both of these phenomenom function in a separate context and belong to different performance traditions. "Music of the Lowlands" has been born in order to break this stereotype. By reducing folk music and Chopin's Mazurkas to a common denominator our aim was to give to the listener a completely new look on this music. Having grown accustomed to lyrical, poetic and dashing piano interpretations we have triedto bring to life hidden in many of these joyful and impulsive elements. Such an interpretation of Chopin's Mazurkas has not been heard before. Performed on instruments popular in the Middle Ages - The suka, dulcimer, flutes, double-bass, side drum with bells
Collection of twenty-seven Polish folk songs, rich in melodies from the Lowland area. Song Selections: 1) Polka (Kujawy) 2) Mazurek (Kujawy) 3) Chopin Mazurek op. 68 nr. 2 4) Chopin Mazurek op. 33 nr. 2 5) Jasio Konie Poil (Ballada) 6) Chopin Mazurek op. 24 nr. 1 7) Chopin Mazurek op. 67 nr. 1 8) Polka (Kujawy) 9) Mazurek (Kujawy) 10) Suwany (Bilgorajskie) 11) Wsciekla Polka (Rzeszowskie) 12) Chodzony (Kujawy) 13) Kolyszze Sie Kolysz - Kolysanka (Lubelskie) 14) Suwany (Bilgorajskie) 15) Kujawiak Weselny (Kujawy) 16) Mazurek (Kujawy) 17) Chopin Mazurek op. 24 nr. 2 18) Chopin Mazurek op. 7 nr. 5 19) Na Podolu Bialy Kamien - Ballada (O. Kolberg t. 1) 20) Chopin, Mazurek op. 68 nr. 1 21) Polka (Kujawy) 22) Mazurek (Kujawy) 23) Kujawiak 24) Chopin Mazurek op 67 nr. 3 25) Chopin Mazurek nr. 56 26) Mialam Ci Ja Chopaska (Wielkopolska) 27) Oberek Kajocki (Rdzuchow)
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