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
Zygmunt Krauze: Hommage à Strzemiński Zygmunt Krauze (b. 1938): Polychromy for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (1968); Piece for orchestra no. 1 (1969); Piece for orchestra no. 2 (1970); Tableau vivant for chamber orchestra (1982); String Quartet no. 2 (1970); String Quartet no 3 (1982); Polychromy for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (1968) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester…Continue Reading Krauze Honors Strzemiński
Szymański & Mykietyn: Music for string quartet Paweł Szymański (b. 1954): Five pieces for string quartet, Four pieces for string quartet, and Two pieces for string quartet; Paweł Mykietyn (b. 1971): String Quartet No. 2 Royal String Quartet: Izabella Szałaj-Zimak – violin I, Elwira Przybyłowska – violin II, Marek Czech – viola, Michał Pepol –…Continue Reading RSQ Perform Mykietyn & Szymański On Hyperion
To celebrate the end of the Kolberg Year, the Masovian Cultural Institute [Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury] published a CD, Z Kolbergiem po Afryce I Azji. Multi Culti Orkiestra Marii Pomianowskiej. Make music not war. This album contains materials gathered by the multi-instrumentalist Maria Pomianowska during her tours of Africa and Asia between 2011 and 2014. This…Continue Reading Polish, African And Asian Folk Music CD
Pieśni Stanisława Moniuszki [Moniuszko’s songs] Elżbieta Szmytka – soprano, Levente Kende – piano Association of Polish Music The newest album released under the aegis of the Stowarzyszenie Muzyki Polskiej [Association of Polish Music] and the Agencja Ars Operae, “Stanislaw Moniuszko – Songs” is performed by outstanding artists: soprano Elżbieta Szmytka and pianist Levente Kende. [Source:…Continue Reading Moniuszko’s Songs
The Complete Piano Works of Szymanowski Karol Szymanowski: 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50; Metopy (Metopes), Op. 29; 4 Studies, Op. 4; Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 21; 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50; Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10; Masques, Op. 34; Fantasia in C Major, Op. 14; 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50; 12 Studies,…Continue Reading New on NAXOS