A lovely #holiday #gift from the #American #Record #Guide - a #review of my latest #album by Paraty: Baczewska, Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University, is a versatile pianist and harpsichordist. Her excellent interpretive knowledge of Bach and the Baroque period appears in her clean lines and balanced, lyrical Szymanowski and Chopin. I was not familiar with the Szymanowski Preludes, but she performs them with richness and grace. The dense textures

Courtesy of Sander Louis. Thank you! Born in Poland and currently working mainly in the United States, pianist Magdalena Baczewska returns in spirit to her home-country with a piano recital which alternates nicely found pieces in the same genre by Chopin and Szymanowski. To arouse expectations, she chose to start with a very promising performance of a Prélude by Chopin. In his Third Ballade, the listener immediately recognizes her concentrated imagination and spontaneity. The