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
CD 1: Antoni Szałowski – Overture, Witold Lutosławski – Symphonic Variations, Aleksander Tansman – Polish Rhapsody, Karol Rathaus – Music for Strings, Andrzej Panufnik – Tragic Overture. CD 2: Grażyna Bacewicz – Overture for Symphonic Orchestra, Tadeusz Zygrfyd Kassern – Concerto for String Orchestra, Stefan Kisielewski – Concerto for Chamber Orchestra, Ludomir Różycki – Pietà….Continue Reading Sinfonia Varsovia Anniversary Recording
Ju-Young Baek Plays Penderecki and Szymanowski Krzysztof Penderecki: Violin Concerto No.2, ‘Metamorphosen’ ; Karol Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No.1, Op.35 (1916) Ju-Young Baek – violin; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Grzegorz Nowak – cond. RPO Recorded at London’s Cadogan Hall, this new release is violinist Ju-Young Baek’s first recording with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro Grzegorz Nowak. [source:…Continue Reading New Polish Music From RPO
Oskar Kolberg: Songs for voice with piano Oskar Kolberg (1814-1890): Pod twym okienkiem; Do dziewczyny; Młodo zaswatana; Talizman; Zakochana; Przyczyna; Jaskółka; Wyjazd; Kochanka do gwiazdy; Dumny kochanek; Krakowiak; Śpiew poety; Westchnienie za rodzinną chatką; Ułan polski; On zginął; Piszczałeczko jedyna; Wiosna; Gdy na górach świta dzionek; Co mi tam; Kukułeczko moja siwa; Rojenia wiosenne Iwona…Continue Reading Kolberg CD Of Songs
Lutosławski/ Mykietyn : String Quartets Paweł Mykietyn: String Quartet (2006) and Witold Lutosławski: String Quartet (1964) Lutosławski Quartet: Jakub Jakowicz- violin I, Marcin Markowicz- violin II, Artur Rozmysłowicz- viola, Maciej Młodawski- cello DUX 735 The members of the Lutosławski Quartet began their collaborations in 2007. Notorious for performing contemporary music, they focus on the popularization of…Continue Reading New CD Of Mykietyn & Lutosławski
The June 2014 issue of Muzyka 21 features on its cover such teasers as “Jacek Urbaniak—the Renaissance hits of Cyprian Bazylik from Sieradz,” and “Ewa Podleś—Still Topping the Charts.” Further into the magazine, Łukasz Kaczmarek nominates Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831) – Complete Piano Works on Acte Prealable by Sławomir Dobrzański, pianist and a group of assisting…Continue Reading CD Reviews Of Polish Music