Entitled AURA, the seventh album of this noted jazz group RGG was released on Oct. 21 by OKeh Records and Sony Music Entertainment. This disc represents RGG’s international debut, proving the ensemble’s merits among connoisseurs abroad. “Our music is directed towards active listeners” – say the musicians of RGG, which includes pianist Łukasz Ojdana, bassist Maciej Garbowski, and percussionist…Continue Reading New Release From RGG
Kaja Danczowska – Skrzypce / Violin Works by Mozart, Wieniawski, Bacewicz, Karłowicz, Brahms, Panufnik and many others Kaja Danczowska – violin, with orchestras: NOSPR, Warsaw National Philharmonic, National Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Polish Radio and TV Symphony Orchestras of Krakow and Poznań (“Amadeus”), and conductors: Karol Teutsch, Tadeusz Strugała, Antoni Wit, Kazimierz Kord, Agnieszka Duczmal, and…Continue Reading Celebrating 65th Birthday Of Kaja Danczkowska
Sonatina Für Alina Paweł Mykietyn – Sonatina für Alina; Edward Sielicki – Diferentia specifica (una fantasia quasi tango); Jerzy Derfel – Sonata for alto saxophone and strings; Paweł Mykietyn – Anioły w Ameryce [Angels in America]; Jacek Grudzień – Concerto per Sassofono Soprano e Archi Alina Mleczko – saxophone; Baltic Neopolis Orchestra DUX Records In…Continue Reading New Alina Mleczko CD
KISIELEWSKI, S.: Piano Pieces Magdalena Lisak, piano CDAccord ACD210 Stefan Kisielewski was a man of many talents. His adventure with music began during his childhood with piano lessons. “The black box”, as he fondly called his favorite instrument, would accompany him throughout his life, until the very last bars of his Piano Concerto written just…Continue Reading Kisielewski Recorded By Lisak
A Tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody To the Victims of Hiroshima; Duo concertante; Concerto Grosso No. 1 for 3 Cellos; Credo (Recorded live at the Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 23 November 2013) Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Daniel Müller-Schott, cello; Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev and Krzysztof Urbanski, conductors; and more Accentus Music ACC-20276 [DVD] Krzysztof…Continue Reading New Penderecki Audio/Video Recordings
Chad Lawson: Chopin Variations Chopin: Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1; Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6; Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2; Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2; Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20; Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2; Prelude in…Continue Reading New Sonorities Explored On ‘Chopin Variations’
Benjamin Grosvenor – DANCES Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909): Tango Op. 165 No.2; ; J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750): Partita No.4 in D , BWV 828; Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Andante spianato and Grande polonaise in E flat, Op.22; Morton Gould (1913 – 1996): Boogie Woogie Etude; Enrique Granados (1867 – 1916): Valses Poéticos;…Continue Reading Grosvenor ‘Dances’ With Chopin
Fryderyk Chopin – Pauline Viardot amitié amoureuse Arrangements and transcriptions of works by Chopin by Pauline Viardot and Luigi Bordese (see full list of works at www.dux.pl) Ryszard Cieśla – baritone, Małgorzata Kubala – soprano, Francisco Soriano – piano DUX 1148 Piotr Moss Piotr Moss: D’un silence… – concerto for clarinet and orchestra; Loneliness…Continue Reading New on DUX
Panufnik & Lutosławski: String Quartets Andrzej Panufnik: String Quartets Nos. 1-3 /Witold Lutosławski: String Quartet Tippett Quartet Naxos 8.573164 (August 2014) 2014 is the centenary year of Andrzej Panufnik and, while his orchestral music has received attention, his innovative string quartets remain neglected. Bittersweet harmonies characterise the First Quartet. The Second Quartet, whose subtitle ‘Messages’…Continue Reading New Panufnik Recordings
Kuba Płużek – First Album Ciążownik; User Friendy / Tune; Cyra; Lunzyferion, part 1; Lunzyferion, part 2; Lunzyferion, part 3; Pewelka Kuba Płużek – piano, Dawid Fortuna – drums, Marek Pospieszalski – saxophone, Max Mucha – bass V Records / Universal 5903111377021 In April, the “First Album” of phenomenal young jazz pianist Kuba Płużek was…Continue Reading New Jazz From Płużek