Krzysztof Herdzin. Chopin: "Etiuda E-dur" op. 10 nr 3, "Walc cis-moll" op.64 nr 2, "Mazurek F-dur" op. 68 nr 3, "Walc h-moll" op. 69 nr 2, "Preludium A-dur" op. 28 nr 7, "Grande Valse Brillante" As-dur op 34, "Preludium Des-dur" op. 28 nr 15, "Życzenie".
"Although Krzysztof Herdzin is a classically trained pianist, his 'Chopin' is the most jazzy and universal of all jazz renditions of Chopin's music published to date. All of the compositions are based on motifs and fragments of reworked Chopin phrases. One cannot accuse Herdzin of misusing or abusing Chopin's music because of the sheer fact that Herdzin has ventured very far from the original. He does not quote Chopin directly but uses variations of the motifs. He never cites the original, never borrows (or as some would say - never steals). Herdzin's Chopin-like tunes are his own original creations and in themselves testify to his substantial talent. This is one of the most interesting albums released in Poland to date." (Ryszard Borowski, Jazzi Magazine 5-6/1996)
Krzysztof Herdzin. Chopin: "Etiuda E-dur" op. 10 nr 3, "Walc cis-moll" op.64 nr 2, "Mazurek F-dur" op. 68 nr 3, "Walc h-moll" op. 69 nr 2, "Preludium A-dur" op. 28 nr 7, "Grande Valse Brillante" As-dur op 34, "Preludium Des-dur" op. 28 nr 15, "Życzenie". Krzysztof Herdzin - piano,
Piotr Wojtasik - trumpet,
Maciej Sikała - tenor saxophone, Jacek Niedziela - double bass, Marcin Jahr - drums. Polonia Records 1995, CD056.
Marek Romański
January 2009
