Tomasz Kamieniak

NEW CD

Walter Niemann - Piano Music Vol.2

The largest part of the output of the Hamburg-born composer and writer Walter Niemann (1876–1973), a student of both Humperdinck and Reinecke, is piano music: an astonishing 1,000 or so pieces, divided into 189 opus numbers. Most of them are lyrical miniatures in a warm and approachable late-Romantic style, some evoking the music of the past – often with a touching degree of dignity and restraint, but also with an occasional flash of good humour. 

Premiere - 26.04.2025 Jaworzno

a piece written for the anniversary of the Archetti String Orchestra, inspired by the paintings of Caspar David Friedrich. More information coming soon.

NEW CD Valentin Silvestrov

 3 Stücke op. 38a; 2 Serenaden op. 142; 3 Stücke op. 102; 5 Stücke op. 143; 2 Pastorale op. 114; 4 Stücke op. 139; 2 Stücke op. 293; 2 Stücke op. 82; 2 Pastorale op. 316; 3 Stücke op. 136
 +Tomasz Kamieniak: Albumblatt op. 6
 +Tomasz Kamieniak / Valentin Silvestrov: Albumblatt V. S. Ukrainian Version (2021) 

• Künstler: Tomasz Kamieniak (Klavier), 
  Valentin Silvenstrov (Klavier Track 30)
  
  
  

The Polish pianist Tomasz Kamieniak, born in 1981, plays miniatures by the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov (*1937). With recurring titles such as Elegy, Pastoral, Serenade, Minuet and Barcarole, these are pieces of fundamental simplicity reminiscent of Chopin. Silvestrov’s music is introverted, delicate and gentle. This aesthetic comes across well in these interpretations. Kameniak’s playing is light and clear to make the music sound as transparent and beautiful as possible. All of this gives this program a mood of deep expansiveness, lyricism, and subdued luminosity that is sure to make for a lasting listening experience.

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NEW CD Walter Niemann

 Suite aus Alt-Danzig op. 158 "Der Artushof"; Kleine Impressionen op. 119 "Jura-Sommer"; 7 Klavierstücke op. 139 "Bunte Blumen"; Ein Zyklus von 13 Charakterstücken op. 107 "Hamburg"

Fanfare Magazine : 

‘listeners with a taste for the 19th-century piano literature will find nothing to object to here. What they will find is a good deal of attractive and imaginative music that does not merit its almost complete obscurity. […]

The 33 brief pieces collected here are all attractive and varied enough in mood and color to hold the listener’s interest. […]. Polish pianist Tomasz Kamieniak plays with plenty of spirit and imagination. […]

This delightful release will appeal to anyone who enjoys exploring the byways of the Romantic piano literature.’

—Henry Fogel, Fanfare Magazine, July/Aug 2024

Fanfare Magazine : 

‘Niemann does not deserve the obscurity into which he has descended, and this disc ought to help gain him an appreciative audience. Pianist Tomassz Kamieniak does a most creditable job in bringing these works to life. […] William Melton’s superb notes are up to the usual high standard one has come to expect from Toccata. In short, solidly recommended.’

—David DeBoor Canfield, Fanfare Magazine, Sept/Oct 2024