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
Stefan Łabanowski: Chopin Recital Fryderyk Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp major op. 60; Scherzo no. 1 in B minor op. 20; Scherzo no. 3 in C-sharp minor op. 39; Grande valse brillante in E flat major op. 18; Ballade no. 4 in F minor op. 52; 4 Mazurkas op. 17; Polonaise in A-flat major op. 53…Continue Reading Łabanowski Performs Chopin
A Polish Kaleidoscope Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński: Rondo alla polacca op. 6; Juliusz Zarębski: Deux morceaux en forme de Mazurka op. 5; Moritz Moszkowski: Kaleidoskop. Miniaturbilder für das Pianoforte zu 4 Händen op. 74; Roman Palester: Sonatina for piano four hands (1940). Ravel Piano Duo: Agnieszka Kozło and Katarzyna Ewa Sokołowska DUX 1174 Choralis Passeris |…Continue Reading New Polish Music on DUX
This unusual competition promotes the efforts of good musical reviewers writing about Polish musical events. After considering a great number of applications, the jury of the Kropka Competition—presided over by Dr. Daniel Cichy of PWM Editions—decided to award three Main Prizes. The recipients include: Anna Burzyńska (Didaskalia), Karolina Kolinek-Siechowicz (Ruch muzyczny), and Barbara Kinga-Majewska (Glissando)….Continue Reading Winners Of The Kropka Competition For Music Critics
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 Warner Classics Poland (May 1, 2015) Highlighting the brilliant pianistic fireworks of virtuoso Aleksander Dębicz on…Continue Reading Cinematic Piano By Dębicz
Kletzki, Szymanowski & Lutosławski: Music for Violin and Orchestra Paul Kletzi (1900-1973): Violin Concerto; Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937): Violin Concerto No. 2; Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994): Partita for Violin and Orchestra Robert Davidovici – violin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Grzegorz Nowak – cond. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra RPO Permanent Associate Conductor Grzegorz Nowak conducts Polish music for violin (Robert Davidovici)…Continue Reading New Releases of RPO & Maestro Nowak
Mikolaj Warszynski Piano Solo: Haydn, Szymanowski, Liszt, Chopin Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809): Grand Sonata in C major Hob. XVI:50; Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937): Shéhérazade de Masques, OP. 34 ; Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Méphisto Valse No.1; Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849): Polonaise in E flat minor, Op. 26 No.2; Scherzo No.1 in B minor Op.20; Nocturne in C minor, Op….Continue Reading Warszynski Solo CD Of Szymanowski, Chopin
The Blossoming Vine: Italian Maestri in Poland Works by Asprilio Pacelli (1570–1623), Vincenzo Bertolusi (c.1550-1608), and Giovanni Francesco Anerio (c.1567–1630) The Sixteen; Eamonn Dougan, cond. CORO Records COR16123 (rel. April 28, 2014) Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665–1734): Conductus funebris; Litaniae de Providentia Divina; Missa Rorate caeli: In virtute tua, O rex gloriae, Illuxit…Continue Reading Latest Recordings of Early Polish Music by the Sixteen
Audite, Gentes! – Psalms of the Golden Age Psalms by Mikołaj Gomółka to words by Jan Kochanowski: excerpts from Melodie na psałterz polski [Melodies on the Polish Psalter], arranged by Fernando Reyes Paulina Ceremużyńska (soprano), Fernando Reyes (vihuela, Renaissance guitar) and Carlos Castro (percussion) CDAccord ACD214 (release date: April 14, 2015) Melodies for the Polish…Continue Reading Gomółka on CD Accord