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
Internationally award-winning Polish guitarist and composer Marek Pasieczny is one of the most respected contemporary composers writing for the guitar today. As a composer, guitarist, lecturer and adjudicator, Pasieczny has appeared regularly at festivals in Europe (Poland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Greece, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, UK, and Italy), Asia (China, Japan), Australia, New Zealand and…Continue Reading New Recordings of Pasieczny
Penderecki conducts Penderecki/Warsaw Philharmonic – VOL. I Krzysztof Penderecki: Dies Illa – for 3 soloists, the choir, and the orchestra (2014); Hymn do św. Daniiła – for the mixed choir and the orchestra (1997); Psalmy Dawida – for a mixed choir and percussion (1958) Choir and Orchestra of the Warsaw National Philharmonic; Krzysztof Penderecki – conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski – choir director; Johanna Rusanen – soprano;…Continue Reading New Penderecki Album
Musica in forma di rosa Dariusz Przybylski: Concerto for Accordion, Concerto for Cello, Musica in forma di rosa for violin and orchestra, and Katabasis for orchestra Patrycja Piekutowska – violin; Magdalena Bojanowicz – cello, Maciej Frąckiewicz – accordion; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra DUX 1293 DUX has just issued a new album featuring the National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR)…Continue Reading New Album for Przybylski
The Gramophone Awards are among the most prestigious in the world of classical music. The magazine has now revealed its shortlist of 72 recordings from which the 2016 winners will be chosen. Winners will be revealed in the September issue, which goes on sale on August 12. Two Polish, or at least Polish-adjacent, musicians have…Continue Reading Gramophone Shortlist
Polish Violin Concertos Grażyna Bacewicz- Violin Concerto No. 1; Alexandre Tansman- 5 Pieces; Michał Spisak- Andante et allegro; Andrzej Panufnik- Violin Concerto Piotr Plawner; Berlin Chamber Symphony; Jürgen Bruns, Conductor Naxos 8.573496 The works on this recording were written by four roughly contemporary Polish composers who settled and pursued their careers in different parts of…Continue Reading Bacewicz on Naxos