Stanislas Niedzielski (1905–1975) was a Polish pianist, noted for his playing of Chopin. His given name is also seen as ''Stanislaw'' or ''Stanislaus''. He was born in

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in 1905 and studied with

Józef Śliwiński Józef Śliwiński (15 December 1865, in Warsaw – 1930) was a Polish classical pianist, one of the outstanding interpreters of the poetic and romantic repertoire, especially Chopin and Schumann. He was taught by Theodor Leschetizky and Anton Rubi ...

and Henryk Opieński in Poland, and with Ignacy Jan Paderewski in

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. He gave his first concert in London in 1925. He played

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's Piano Concerto No. 1 in March 1928, with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under Sir

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(the source refers to him as a "teenager", but he appears to have been about 23). On 18 January 1930, in

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, he gave the first performance of

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's ''Contes d'Espagne'', Set II, Op. 47. He toured to many countries, including frequent performances in

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and

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. For a performance at Birmingham Town Hall around 1950 he brought his own piano in a box trailer towed behind his car. He settled in

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, dying there in 1975 of a tropical disease contracted during an African tour. Niedzielski is not well known today, but he had a commanding technique as shown in his own paraphrase on

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's ''A Thousand and One Nights'' Waltz, Op. 346, recorded in London in 1930.Naxos: Johann Strauss II Paraphrases and Piano Transcriptions
/ref> His recordings are now rare (some have been reissued on CD in recent years): * Chopin: Ballade, Scherzo, Polonaise, Impromptu, Mazurkas * Chopin: Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor; nine études * Chopin: Mazurkas (selection; 1931) * Liszt: Liebestraum No. 2 *

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: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A *

Ludomir Różycki Ludomir Różycki (; 18 September 1883 Warsaw – 1 January 1953 Katowice) was a Polish composer and conductor. He was, with Mieczysław Karłowicz, Karol Szymanowski and Grzegorz Fitelberg, a member of the group of composers known as ''Y ...

: ''Légende'' * Schumann: '' Symphonic Studies'', Op. 13 * Johann Strauss II arr. Niedzielski: ''A Thousand and One Nights'', Op. 346apr recordings
/ref> * pieces by

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, Federico Mompou and others.

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