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Władysław Szpilman

p, 1911-2000 PL, Sosnowiec
Musician / Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Al. Legro

Władysław "Wladek" Szpilman ([vwaˈdɨswaf ˈʂpʲilman]; 5 December 1911 – 6 July 2000) was a Polish pianist and classical composer. Szpilman is widely known as the protagonist of the 2002 Roman Polanski film The Pianist, which is based on the book of the same name recounting his survival of the German occupation of Warsaw and the Holocaust.

     
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Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4 on The Pianist by Frédéric Chopin & Various Artists
Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 34: 2. Adagio on Polish Piano Music by Władysław Szpilman, Vlado Perlemuter & Noel Mewton-Wood
Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 34: 1. Allegro on Polish Piano Music by Władysław Szpilman, Vlado Perlemuter & Noel Mewton-Wood
Za kilka lat, gdy się spotkamy on Polskie przeboje, Vol.3 by Various Artists
Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 34: 3. Scherzo - Presto on Polish Piano Music by Władysław Szpilman, Vlado Perlemuter & Noel Mewton-Wood
Trio G Minor, Op. 8: I. Allegro Con Fuoco on Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concertos / Études / Chamber Works by Frédéric Chopin, Regina Smendzianka, Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Władysław Szpilman, Boleslaw Woytowicz, Aleksander Ciechański, Halina Kowalska, Tadeusz Wroński & Witold Rowicki
Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 34: 4. Finale - Presto on Polish Piano Music by Władysław Szpilman, Vlado Perlemuter & Noel Mewton-Wood
Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 on The Great Polish Chopin Tradition: Aleksander Michalowski vol. 3 by Vladimir Sofronitsky, Róza Etkin, Maria Barówna, Władysław Szpilman & Robert Marat
Introdukcja i Polonez C Major, Op. 3 on Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concertos / Études / Chamber Works by Frédéric Chopin, Regina Smendzianka, Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Władysław Szpilman, Boleslaw Woytowicz, Aleksander Ciechański, Halina Kowalska, Tadeusz Wroński & Witold Rowicki
Grand Duo Concertant in E Major on Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concertos / Études / Chamber Works by Frédéric Chopin, Regina Smendzianka, Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Władysław Szpilman, Boleslaw Woytowicz, Aleksander Ciechański, Halina Kowalska, Tadeusz Wroński & Witold Rowicki

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
2 Sonatas Op. 120Johannes Brahms, Stefan Kamasa, Władysław Szpilman2016Album
Legendary RecordingsWładysław Szpilman, Kwintet Warszawski, Bronislaw Gimpel2005Compil.
The Original Recordings Of The PianistWładysław Szpilman2002Album
Portret MuzycznyWładysław Szpilman2001Album
Fryderyk Chopin Complete WorksFrédéric Chopin - Władysław Szpilman, Tadeusz Wroński, Aleksander Ciechanski, Halina Kowalska, Regina Smendzianka1993Album
Nocturn C-Sharp Minor / Mazurek A-Moll Nr 13Władysław SzpilmanAlbum
Muzyka KameralnaJohannes Brahms / Claude Debussy - Tadeusz Wroński, Władysław SzpilmanAlbum
Cesar Franck, Claude DebussyBronislaw Gimpel, Władysław SzpilmanAlbum
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