PMC Gifts: Marcel Chyrzyński
Spring has sprung (as it annually does) and this time around it also brought a shower of fine gifts to the Polish Music Center. There… Read more »
Discography
PMC Gifts, May 2022: Koczalski on Record
By Marek Zebrowski Among Polish pianists, Raul Koczalski (1884-1948) is considered among the most important interpreters of Chopin. Born in Warsaw, he made his first… Read more »
New on Naxos
Leading classical music label NAXOS and its related brands have several exciting new releases featuring Polish creativity. Weinberg Featured on Album of Concertos … Read more »
Review: Weinberg by Sałajczyk
By Marek Zebrowski Piotr Sałajczyk, a distinguished pianist, chamber musician and pedagogue, recently issued a recording of Mieczysław Weinberg’s Piano Sonatas No. 1, Op. 5,… Read more »
New CD by Linus Roth: Weinberg and Bach
Another recording by Linus Roth with music by Mieczysław Weinberg (Piano Trio Op. 24, Sonata for 2 violins Op. 69 and 2 Songs without words) has been released by EPR Classic.… Read more »
Peter Jablonski Plays Grażyna Bacewicz
Listen to Peter Jablonski Plays Grażyna Bacewicz Piano Works Track List (Total of 20 Tracks) Ten Concert Etudes – 22:48 Two Etudes on Double Notes… Read more »
East-West Chamber Orchestra Weinberg Recording
The East-West Chamber Orchestra has just released their latest under the NAXOS label, Mieczysław Weinberg’s 2nd and 4th Chamber Symphonies. This completes the series, as… Read more »
PMC Gifts: February 2022
Musical Messages Praised for their recordings of string quartets by Szymon Laks, Stanisław Moniuszko, Andrzej Panufnik and Krzysztof Penderecki, the Messages String Quartet has yet… Read more »
PMC Gifts: January 2022
The Holiday Season brought us a few nice surprises as soon as we returned to campus after the New Year and collected the PMC mail.… Read more »
Orliński Wins ICMA & Performance in L.A.
The newest album by Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, entitled ‘Anima Æterna’ and recorded on the Erato label, was recently awarded the 2022 International Classical… Read more »
SONORA Artists News: Krauze, Sikora & Koziak
SONORA Music continues to actively promote artists on its roster, despite the pandemic-induced slowdown in live performances during the past year. They have instead used… Read more »
Rathaus Sonata and More!
On August 20, the violin and piano duo of Judith Ingolfsson and Vladimir Stoupel released an exciting new CD (OC 491). Recorded at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche… Read more »
New at Naxos
Moniuszko’s Halka Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872): Halka [Opera] Dominik Sutowicz, Magdalena Molendowska, Łukasz Goliński, Poznań State Moniuszko Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, Gabriel Chmura – cond.… Read more »
‘Roman Maciejewski: Transcriptions for Two Pianos’ CD
A volume of works by Roman Maciejewski is the third CD in a series dedicated to a type of repertoire that is rare in contemporary… Read more »
Lofty Praise for Maestro Nowak
Polish Conductor Grzegorz Nowak’s interpretations on a variety of CDs over the past decade have elicited much praise from critics worldwide. Regardless of whether he… Read more »
Symphony for the planet – Paweł Pudło’s “Elements”
Almost 300 people involved, over 9 years of work, dozens of instruments made of rubbish…this is just the beginning of a long list that enabled the… Read more »
2021 Fryderyk Award Nominations
America has had its Grammy Awards since 1959, when the first gala ceremony was held and, in 1995, Poland followed this fine example by instituting… Read more »
Agnieszka Duczmal and Anna Duczmal-Mróz Lead Laks Recording
Although Szymon Laks (1901-1983) wrote five string quartets, the first two, composed before World War II, are now lost. Laks survived the Holocaust and his… Read more »
Augustyn’s Interview
Nowy Dziennik, the New York City based Polish weekly, featured an extensive interview in Polish with violinist Kinga Augustyn. Published on 14 February 2021, the… Read more »
Recent Polish Recordings
LUTOSŁAWSKI, W.: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 Symphonic works by Witold Lutosławski (1913 – 1994) Finnish Radio Symphony, Hannu Lintu – cond. Ondine ODE 1332-5… Read more »