Janusz Olejniczak | en
Born in 1952,winner 6th award VIII Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warszawa (1970) .
He is a Polish classical pianist renowned for his music in the movie The Pianist and he played Chopin in the film The Blue Note of Andrzej Zulawski. His hands appear as the hands of Wladyslaw Szpilman in Adrien Brody's role in the film The Pianist.
He began learning piano at age six. His teacher was Luiza Walewska. During the years 1967-69, he was taught by Ryszard Bakst and Zbigniew Drzewiecki. In 1967, he won the 6th award at the IX Chopin Competition in Warszawa;...
Janusz Prusinowski - skrzypce, głos
Piotr Piszczatowski - baraban, bas
Michał Żak - flet, szałamaja, głos
I learned my first kujawiak from my father. After that it was blues and the electric guitar, and then in an Andrzej Bieńkowski film I heard the Józef Kędzierski band. It was a revelation: the authenticity, intensity and ease that I had been looking for throughout the world existed right here, beside me – in my own language and the musical phrases belonging to it. I started visiting village musicians and became fascinated with mazureks, getting to know a whole world around them. It...
Ballade No.1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48
Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48
Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor
Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major for Piano, Op. 60
Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1
Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. posth.
Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. Posth
Etude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10
Prelude No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 28
Polonaise in G Minor, B. 1
Prelude No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 28
Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44
Mazurka No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 17 No. 4
Mazurka op.67 n°4
Mazurka No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 41 No. 2
Scherzo No.1 in B Minor, Op. 20
Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53
Mazurkas, Op. 68: No. 4 in F Minor, Andantino
24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op. 24: No. 4 in B-Flat Minor
Jour pour jour, entre Paris et Nohant (1841-1843)
Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic"
Mazurka op.17 n°4
Piano Trio No. 4 in E Major, K. 542: Allegro
Mazurka No. 17 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 24 No. 4
Piano concerto in F minor, Op. 21 mov. 2 (1970)
Jour pour jour, entre Paris et Nohant (1841-1843)
Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Vivace
Polonaise in B-Flat Major, Op. Posth
4 Mazurkas, Op. 17: No. 4 in A Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op. 41: No. 2 in E Minor
3 Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1 in D-Flat Major
Mazurkas in A-Flat Major, Op. 17
Mazurkas, Op. 24: No. 4 in B-Flat Minor, Moderato
Mazurka No. 11 in E Minor, Op. 17 No. 2
"Ah! Rammenta, O Bella Irene"
Mazurka op.68 n°2
Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary"
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne In C Sharp Minor
Waltz No. 3 In G Minor, Op. 32, No. 2
Mazurkas, Op. 68: No. 2 in A Minor, Lento
Ballade No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23
Prelude In E Minor, Op. 28, No.4 (OST The Pianist)
Nocturne In C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1 (Chopin)
Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. posth.
Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth
Polonaise-Fantaisie in As-dur, Op.61
Mazurkas, Op. 24: No. 1 in G Minor, Lento
Etude G Flat Major Op. 25 No.9
