Chopin Celebration was filmed on location at the magnificent Palace of Tancut in Poland, one of the country"s most sumptuous residences with beautiful surroundings and opulent interiors. In this elegant setting, soloist Marek Drewnowski gives impassioned performances of twelve of early Romantic composer Frederic Chopin"s most lyrical waltzes and the composer"s two beautiful piano concertos. Both were written before Chopin was twenty, although by this time he was already recognised as one of Poland"s great national composers.In a remarkable career spanning many decades, Marek Drewnowski has not only performed at concerts worldwide, and made many recordings, particularly of works by Chopin, but has also had success as an actor, film producer, music festival founder, music professor and conductor.Mr Drewnowski"s performance is intercut with scenes of the Palace of Tancut: its Rococo Salon, Ballroom, Turkish Suite, Chinese Suite and Great Dining Room, with many eighteenth and nineteenth-century paintings, antiques and furniture.Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor, op. 11Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, op. 21Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 18Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 34, No 1Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 34, No 2Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 34, No 3Grande Valse, Op. 42Valse, Op. 64, No 1 Minute Waltz Valse, Op. 64, No 2Valse, Op. 64, No 3Valse, Op. 69, No 1Valse, Op. 69, No 2Valse, Op. 70, No 1Valse in E minor, Op. posthumeFor Chopin"s two concertos, the soloist is accompanied by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Katowice, conducted by Antoni Wit.