Thaddeus Kozuch - concert pianist, teacher, lecturer, scholar, composer ...
... a "Brilliant Piano Virtuoso"
Long Overdue thanks and credit is acknowledged for Joseph Stefanits' discovery and help obtaining the RTF broadcast recordings by Thaddeus Kozuch in Paris from 1960.
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Chopin's music was Thaddeus Kozuch's specialty, representing the largest part of his recorded legacy.
Multiple studio and live concert recordings of Chopin's works are provided on our website.
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Over the years, differences in musical interpretation are presented. Sometimes several recordings of the same music are available but to select only one was just too difficult .
This Chopin Scherzo #2 performance was from the last public recital given by Thaddeus Kozuch
in October 1986 at the St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Scherzo
Opus 31 No. 2
Multiple studio and live concert AUDIO performance recordings of some of the Ballades are below.
These show differences in musical interpretation over the years, or when several recordings were available ...
... but it was too difficult to choose just one.
Here are two collections of Chopin Ballades numbers 1, 2, and 4.
Chopin Ballades are a staple of the classical piano repertoire ...
... magically interpreted by Thaddeus Kozuch.
Ballade
Collection 1
... 1963 RECORDINGs DISCOVERED ...
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We recently discovered some rare 1963 studio recordings of Chopin Etudes and other music performed in Thaddeus Kozuch's first home studio on Kedvale Avenue in Chicago. Given by a family friend, the original audio was from a poor quality reel-to-reel tape machine. These recordings required extensive noise reduction, equalization, and pitch corrections to properly match the true pitch of the piano. Under these circumstances, the improved sound quality is acceptable.
An audio recording from the 1974 DePaul University faculty recital is also presented.
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Presented below, these recordings illustrate how Kozuch draws out the musicality from what are often simply described as so-called keyboard "exercises".
Please note: The Etude Opus 10 No. 3 is incomplete and is included because it is Thaddeus Kozuch's only recording of this very famous etude.
Etude
Collection
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Multiple studio and live concert recital AUDIO recordings of some of the Mazurkas in two separate
collections are provided - to show differences in musical interpretation over the years, ...
... or when several recordings were available but it was much too difficult to choose just one.
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Our mom Jacqueline Kozuch once remarked:
Of all the music,
by so many different composers,
from all of his performances,
whether in the studio, concert hall or auditorium,
and throughout the entirety of his life, ...
... it is the Chopin Mazurkas that stand out as Thaddeus Kozuch's greatest musical achievement and represent a snapshot of his lifelong musical journey.
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Mazurka
Collection 1
Thaddeus Kozuch's favorite Mazurka
Chopin Nocturnes are a staple of the classical piano repertoire ...
... and a Kozuch specialty.
Multiple studio and live concert AUDIO performance recordings of some of the Nocturnes are below.
These show differences in musical interpretation over the years, or when several recordings were available ...
... but it was too difficult to choose just one.
Nocturne
Collection
Audiences enthusiastically looked forward with anticipation whenever
Thaddeus Kozuch scheduled a performance of Chopin's Preludes.
This performance is from the 1975 DePaul University Faculty Recital.