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Jerzy Zurawlew plays Chopin Ballade no. 4, op. 52

The founder of the Chopin Competition, Jerzy Żurawlew, playing Chopin's Ballade no. 4, op. 52, recorded in 1958. Zurawlew (1886-1980) studied with Alexander Michalowski. In addition to founding the competition, he served on the jury from 1927 through 1965. He wrote this about its origin: “[After World War I] the cult of Chopin seemed to wane a bit....I often met with the opinion that Chopin is too romantic, makes the soul sentimental and disarms the listeners mentally. Some even claimed that for these very reasons Chopin should not be included on the lists of works for music school students. All these symptoms of a total lack of understanding of Chopin’s music were very painful to me… I decided to counteract them. As I observed the young people and their love of sport achievements, I found a solution: a competition! Later developments confirmed that I was right…” for a fascinating history of the competition, replete with rare photos, see this link: https://www.google.com/culturalinstit...