Born in what is today Belarus, this Polish composer and teacher was buffeted by the winds of war throughout his life, being forced to move after both World Wars. This recording offers a fascinating "Prelude and Toccata", one of his first published works, two suites of simple children's tunes and three lovely, melancholy piano pieces from his late maturity which are full of the sad, Slavic soul. The remainder of the recital consists of five songs and seven pieces for unaccompanied chorus, all grounded in simple, folk-like romanticism. Records International