Zygmunt Krauze - Chopin/Cage/Krauze: Bi-Piano Recital

�Having received my music education in Poland andhaving later prepared for the Chopin Competition, how could I possibly not have soaked up Chopin? So says Zygmunt Krauze of this recording.I tried to escape his influence, but it proved impossible. Today I even feel a kind of satisfaction when I discover in my own works some echoes of the typical Chopin melancholy and phrasing. It is not just because I write for the piano.If you listen to Panufnik, Gorecki, or Kilar, Chopin left his mark on all of them as well.� This is how Zygmunt Krauze, Poland�s most eminent pianist-composer since Karol Szymanowski (or perhaps even since Chopin) explains his Chopinesque inspirations.Though Krauze prefers to see himself first and foremost as a composer, it is hard to judge which of the two sides of his artistic personality should be considered more important and more fascinating. You can decide for yourself with this recording.