EMERGE Tomasz J. Opałka (b. 1983): Collisions of the Matter, Emerge, DNA, Quadra Sinfonia Iuventus, Krzysztof Słowiński – cond.; Polish Radio Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz – cond.; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Wojciech Michniewski – cond. Warner Classics (Dec 12, 2016); Available on empik.com On December 12, Warner Classics will release Tomasz J. Opałka’s first monographic CD at the headquarters of…Continue Reading New from Warner Music Poland
Goerner plays Nowakowski & Krogulski Józef Krogulski – Piano Octet in D minor, Op. 6; Józef Nowakowski – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 17 Nelson Goerner (pf), Lena Neudauer (vn), Katarzyna Budnik-Gałązka (va), Marcin Zdunik (vc), Sławomir Rozlach (db), Jan Krzeszowiec (fl), Radosław Soroka (cl), Erzhan Kulibaev (vn) NIFCCD 105 (also available on Amazon.com) Presented on…Continue Reading New NIFC Recording Reviewed in Gramophone
Stephen Dodgson: Chamber Music, Volume One: Complete Music for Cello and Piano Stephen Dodgson: Two Romantic Pieces (Set A) (1996), Sonata for Cello and Piano (1969), Two Romantic Pieces (Set A) (2008), Five Occasional Pieces (1970) Evva Mizerska – cello, Emma Abbate – piano TOCC0353 (10 January 2016) A CD of premiere recordings by British composer Stephen Dodgson (1924–2013), performed by Polish cellist Evva Mizerska and Neopolitan pianist Emma…Continue Reading Mizerska Premieres Dodgson Recording
Works for Solo Violin Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004, Krzysztof Penderecki: La follia per violin solo, Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Solo Violin op. 115, Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata in G major for Solo Violin op. 27 No. 5 (a Matthieu Crickboom) Aleksandra Kuls – violin DUX 1145 Three weeks after the composer’s 80th birthday, on December…Continue Reading New on DUX
A comprehensive list of the finest Chopin recordings has been released in the October issue of the prestigious Gramophone Magazine. The list includes 50 artistic and musical benchmarks, recorded as early as 1929! Every recording included has received the approval of Gramophone’s critics and as such, are Gramophone Award-winning albums, Recordings of the Month, or Editor’s Choice discs from Rubinstein, Argerich,…Continue Reading 50 Greatest Chopin Recordings
WEINBERG: Symphony No. 17 & Suite for Orchestra Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996): Symphony No. 17 ‘Memory’ and Suite for Orchestra Siberian State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande – cond. Naxos 8.573565 One of the most significant projects of composer Mieczysław Weinberg’s later years was his symphonic trilogy On the Threshold of War. Bearing the dedication “In memory of the…Continue Reading Weinberg on Naxos
Friedman & Różycki: Piano Quintets Ludomir Różycki: Piano Quintet in C minor Op 35; Ignacy Friedman: Piano Quintet in C minor. Jonathan Plowright (piano), Szymanowski Quartet Hyperion CDA68124 Following the success of their previous chamber CD, Jonathan Plowright has again teamed up with the Polish/Ukrainian Szymanowski Quartet to record two more forgotten gems of the Romantic Polish repertoire for Hyperion…Continue Reading Plowright and Szymanowski
Choral Music – Szymanowski, K. / Penderecki, K. / Górecki, H. / Lutosławski, W. Karol Szymanowski: Piesni kurpiowskie (Kurpie Songs)(1929); Krzysztof Penderecki: Veni creator; Roman Haubenstock-Ramati: Madrigal; Krzysztof Penderecki: Song of Cherubim; Henryk Mikołaj Górecki: Pięć Pieśni Kurpiowskich (5 Kurpian Songs), Op. 75; Witold Lutosławski: 10 Pieśni Ludowych Na Tematy Źołnierskie (10 Polish Folksongs on Soldiers’ Themes) (excerpts) South West German Radio…Continue Reading Polish Choral Music
Grażyna Bacewicz – Complete String Quartets Grażyna Bacewicz: String Quartet No.1-7 (1938-1965) Szymon Krzeszowiec – violin I; Arkadiusz Kubica – violin II; Łukasz Symicki – viola; Piotr Janosik –cello Chandos Records CHAN10904 (1 July 2016) The multi-award winning Silesian Quartet’s new recording of the complete string quartets by Grażyna Bacewicz has been widely well received since its release in July….Continue Reading Grażyna Bacewicz: String Quartets
Modern Soul Ignacy Zalewski: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Mikołaj Majkusiak: Sonata for Violin and Accordion, Marcin Markowicz: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Aleksander Nowak: Sonata in Three Moods for Violin and Guitar, Agata Szymczewska – violin; Marek Bracha – piano; Maciej Frąckiewicz – accordion; Grzegorz Skrobiński – piano; Łukasz Kuropaczewski – guitar CD Accord ACD 223 On September 16, the new album by…Continue Reading New Album of Agata Szymczewska