CHOPIN Complete Etudes Frédéric Chopin: Etudes Alessandro Deljavan, piano Brilliant Classics (Nov 2015); Available at amazon.com From Amazon.com: Chopin threw down the gauntlet for all who would come after him. These 24 studies, and the three works published as ‘Nouvelles Etudes’ within the Méthode des Méthodes de Moscheles et Fétis—a publication including studies by Henselt,…Continue Reading Deljavan Releases Chopin Etudes
Nonesuch Górecki Retrospective Henryk Górecki: A Nonesuch Retrospective Lerchenmusik: Recitatives and Ariosos, Op. 53: I – III.; Symphony No. 3: I – III.; Already It Is Dusk: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 62; Quasi una Fantasia: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 64: I – IV.; Miserere, Op. 44; Amen, Op. 35; Euntes Ibant et Flebant,…Continue Reading Discography January 2016
I.J.Paderewski – Pieśni [Songs] Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Cztery pieśni na głos i fortepian op.7 (sł. Adam Asnyk); Konwalijka na głos i fortepian op.7[a] (sł. Adam Asnyk); Sześć pieśni na głos i fortepian op.18 (sł. Adam Mickiewicz); Dans la forêt na głos i fortepian (sł. Théophil Gautier); Dwanaście pieśni na głos i fortepian op. 22 (sł. Catulle Mendès) A. Radziejewska…Continue Reading Paderewski’s Songs on DUX
Szymanowski & Debussy: Meccore String Quartet Karol Szymanowski: String Quartet No. 1; String Quartet No. 2. Claude Debussy: String Quartet No. 1. Polskie Nagrania/ Warner Music October 23 marked the debut of Meccore String Quartet’s latest CD featuring Szymanowski’s Quartets no. 1 and 2 and Debussy’s G-minor Quartet. Founded in 2007, the Meccore Quartet belongs to…Continue Reading Szymanowski & Debussy by Meccore
Cinematic Piano Opening; A Letter to Mr. Desplat; The Temple; Fun in The Park; Prometheus; A Letter to Mr. Newman; Noir; The Wannabe Spy; The Island; The Thief in Persia; Song of Destiny; Find Your Neverland Aleksander Dębicz, piano Amazon (May 1, 2015) The 27-year old virtuoso pianist, Aleksander Dębicz, demonstrates his prodigious musical gifts on his…Continue Reading Cinematic Piano on Sale!
New Augustyn CD The Romantic Violin Recital Chopin: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor; Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 68 No. 4; Kresiler: Variations on a Theme, Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow); Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1; Bartok: Roumanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, Bb 68; Wieniawski: Fantaisie Brillante (Faust Fantasy), Op. 20; Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28;…Continue Reading Augustyn and Penderecki Recordings
DREAM LAKE Witold Lutosławski: Chantefleurs et Chantefables (arr. E. Knapik for soprano and piano); Andrzej Czajkowski: 7 Shakespeare Sonnets (Dream Lake) Agata Zubel, soprano ; Joonas Ahonen, piano CDAccord ACD216 ‘Dream Lake’ (CDAccord ACD216) is a recording project by Polish soprano Agata Zubel and Finnish pianist Joonas Ahonen. The disc includes Andrzej Czajkowski’s Seven Shakespeare Sonnets…Continue Reading Zubel Performs Lutosławski & Czajkowski
The 2006 recipient of the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award, Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter has focused intensely on the music of Fryderyk Chopin during her prodigious career. She has produced several excellent and highly praised recordings that showcase different aspects of his oeuvre. The most recent is her recording of his 24 Preludes for Linn Records—…Continue Reading Ingrid Fliter: A Passion For Chopin
Penderecki: Magnificat / Kadisz Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933): Magnificat (1973/74); Kadisz (2009) Wojtek Gierlach, Bass; Male vocal ensemble; Olga Pasichnyk, soprano; Alberto Mizrahi, tenor; Daniel Olbrychski, speaker; Warsaw Boys’ Choir; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw Philharmonic Men’s Choir; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Antoni Wit, cond. Naxos 8.572697 Called “a sonic broom” that “sweep all before them,” Polish…Continue Reading New Penderecki On NAXOS
Celebration of Peace Through Music Wojciech Kilar: Bogurodzica; Henryk Mikołaj Górecki: Totus Tuus, Op. 60; plus works by Verdi, Copland, Bernstein and Brahms Orchestra of St. Luke’s; Gilbert Levine – cond.; Kraków Philharmonic Chorus; Washington Choral Arts Society Delos Records DE3487 A Celebration of Peace Through Music was a special two-hour televised concert created by…Continue Reading Polish Composers Celebrate Peace