Witold Lutosławski Discography

ACA Digital CM 20023

• Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) – 2 pianos
  Jeannine Morrison, Joanne Rogers – pianos

Accord 201142 (1995)

• Quartet for Strings (1964)
  Wilanów String Quartet
• Grave (1981) – cello, piano
  Marian Wasiolka – cello, Maciej Paderowski – piano
• Partita (1984) – violin, piano
  Tadeusz Gadzina – violin, Maciej Paderowski – piano

Accord ACD 015 (1996)

• Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1987)
  Ewa Pobłocka – piano
• Symphony No. 3 (1983)
  Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski – cond.

Accord ACD 029 (1996)

• Overture for Strings (1949)
• Musique funebre (1958) – string orchestra
• Jeux venitiens (1961) – chamber orchestra
• Partita (1984, orch. 1988) – violin, orchestra
  Krzysztof Jakowicz – violin
• Interlude (1989) – orchestra
  Sinfonia Varsovia, Wojciech Michniewski – cond.

Accord ACD 037 (1997)

• String Quartet (1964)
  Silesian String Quartet

Ars Musici AM 1088-2

• Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) – 2 pianos
  Hans Peter, Volker Stenzl – pianos

Berlin Classics 1118 (1995)

• Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) – 2 pianos
  Guher Pekinel, Suher Pekinel – pianos

Berlin Classics 9166 (1996)

• Musique funebre (1958) – string orchestra
• Livre pour orchestre (1968) – orchestra
  Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Gunther Herbig – conductor

BIS CD 180 (1993)

• Dance Preludes (1954, arr. 1959) – ensemble
  Vestjysk Chamber Ensemble

BIS CD 544 (1992)

• Mini Overture (1982) – brass quintet
  Stockholm Chamber Brass

BIS CD 638 (1993)

• Tune [Folk Melody?]
  Christian Lindberg – trombone

BIS CD 743 (1996)

• Symphony No. 3 (1983) – orchestra
• Chantefleurs et chantefables (1990) – soprano, orchestra
  Valdine Anderson – soprano, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka – conductor

Cala Records CACD 77001 (1995)

• Quartet for Strings (1964)
  Cikada String Quartet

Cala Records CACD 88088 (1995)

• Quartet for Strings (1964) – excerpt
  Cikada String Quartet

Camerata 30CM 320 (1997)

• Dance Preludes (1954) – clarinet, piano
  Karl Leister – clarinet, Ferenc Bognar – piano

CBC Musica Viva MVCD 1016

• Grave: Metamorphoses for cello and piano (1981)
  Shauna Rolston – cello, Bernadene Blaha – piano

CBC Records MVCD 1118

• Grave (1954) – clarinet, piano
  Joachin Valdepenas – clarinet, Patricia Parr – piano

CBS 2-M2K 42271

• Les espaces du sommeil (1975) – baritone, orchestra
  John-Shirley Quirk – baritone
• Symphony No. 3 (1983) – orchestra
  Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor

Centaur CRC 2201 (1994)

• Dance Preludes (1954) – clarinet, piano
  David Howard – clarinet, Zita Carno – piano

Centaur CRC 2212 (1995)

• Dance Preludes (1954, orch. 1955) – clarinet, chamber orchestra
  Gary Gray – clarinet, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Harry Newstone – conductor

Chandos CHAN 8490

• Mini Overture (1982) – brass quintet
  Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Chandos CHAN 8618

• Dance Preludes (1954, orch. 1955) – clarinet, chamber orchestra
  Janet Hilton – clarinet, Scottish National Orchestra, Matthias Bamert – conductor

Chandos CHAN 9398 (1995)

• Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) – 2 pianos
  Safri Duo

Chandos CHAN 9421 (1996)

• Concerto for Orchestra (1954) – orchestra
• Musique funebre (1958) – string orchestra
• Mi-parti (1976) – orchestra
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier – conductor

Channel Crossings CCS 2191 (1992)

• Mini Overture (1982) – brass quintet
  Meridian Arts Ensemble

Collins Classics COL 1229 (1991)

• Mini Overture (1982) – brass quintet
  Wallace Collection Trumpet Ensemble

CPO CD 999-386 (1997)

• Symphony No. 2 (1967) – orchestra
• Symphony No. 4 (1992) – orchestra
  Saar Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roman Kofman – conductor

Crystal Records CD 551 (1996)

• Mini Overture (1982) – brass quintet
  Brass Ring

Danica DCD 8143

• Five Songs (1957) – soprano, piano
  Hanne Stavad – voice, Peter Westenholz – piano

Delos DE 3070 (1991)

• Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
  Oregon Symphony Orchestra, James DePreist – conductor

Delos DE 3502

• Concerto for Orchestra, 2nd mov’t. only (1954) – orchestra
  Oregon Symphony Orchestra, James DePriest – conductor

Deutsche Grammophon 423 696-2

• Chain II (1985) – violin, orchestra
• Partita (1984, orch. 1988) – violin, orchestra
  Anne-Sophie Mutter – violin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski – conductor

Deutsche Grammophon 431 664-2 (1992)

• Novelette (1979) – orchestra
• Chain III (1985) – orchestra
• Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1987)
  Krystian Zimerman – piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski – conductor

Deutsche Grammophon 431 686-2

• Little Suite (1950) – ensemble
  Hagen String Quartet

Deutsche Grammophon 445 487-2

• Partita (1984, orch. 1988) – violin, orchestra
  Anne-Sophie Mutter – violin, Phillip Moll – piano obbligato
• Chain II: Dialogue for violin and orchestra (1985)
  Anne-Sophie Mutter – violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski – conductor

Deutsche Grammophon 445 576-2 (1992)

• Novelette (1979) – orchestra
• Partita (1984, orch. 1988) – violin, orchestra
  Anne-Sophie Mutter – violin, Phillip Moll – piano obbligato
• Chain II: Dialogue for violin and orchestra (1985)
  Anne-Sophie Mutter – violin
• Chain III – orchestra
  BBC Symphony Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski – conductor

Discover International VO 920241

• Subito (1992) – violin, piano
  Juliette Kang – violin, Melvin Chen – piano

Dorian Recordings DIS 80121 (1994)

• Bukolics (1952) – piano
  Elżbieta Wiedner-Zając – piano

ECM 21520 (1995)

• Sacher Variations (1975) – cello
  Thomas Demenga – cello

EMI CDC7 49304

• Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1970)
  Mstislav Rostropovich – cello, Orchestre de Paris, Witold Lutosławski – conductor

EMI CDC 54901 (1994)

• Nine Folk Melodies (1945, arr. 1971 by José de Azpiazu) – guitar
  Julian Bream – guitar

EMI CDC 56363 (1997)

• Quartet for Strings (1964)
  Alban Berg String Quartet

EMI CDM 65076

• Symphonic Variations (1938) – orchestra
• Symphony No. 1 (1947) – orchestra
• Musique funebre (1958) – string orchestra
• Symphony No. 2 (1967) – orchestra
  Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski – conductor

EMI CDM 65305

• Concerto for Orchestra
• Jeux vénitiens
• Livre pour orchestre
• Mi-parti
  Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski – conductor

Erato ZK 91711 (1993)

• Concerto for Orchestra (1954) – orchestra
• Symphony No. 3 (1983) – orchestra
  Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim – conductor

Finlandia 14909 (1997)

• Concerto for Orchestra (1954) – orchestra
  Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis – conductor

Gega GEG-120

• Dance Preludes (1954) – clarinet, piano
  Stochl – clarinet, Nedelchev – piano

Hyperion CDA 66215

• Dance Preludes (1954, orch. 1955) – clarinet, chamber orchestra
  Thea King – clarinet, English Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Litton – conductor

Klavier KCD 11073 (1996)

• Dance Preludes (1954) – clarinet, piano
  Charles West – clarinet, Susan Grace – piano

Koch International Classics KIC 7013 (1990)

• Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) – 2 pianos
  Joshua Pierce, Dorothy Jonas – pianos

Koch Schwann CD 310 088

• Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) – 2 pianos
  A. Paratore, J. Paratore – pianos

Koch Schwann SCH 311-065

• Double Concerto (1980) oboe, harp, chamber orchestra
  Eduard Brunner – clarinet, Maria Graf – harp, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Lothar Zagrosek – conductor

Koch Schwann SCH 315-232 (1996)

• Chain II (1985) – violin, orchestra
  Isabelle van Keulen – violin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Heinrich Schiff – conductor

Kos WJ 001 (1994) “Warsaw Autumn ’93: His Last Concert”

• Symphony No. 1 (1947)
• Les espaces du sommeil (1975) – baritone, orchestra
  Francois Le Roux – baritone
• Chain III (1985) – orchestra
• Symphony No. 4 (1992)
  National Philharmonic Orchestra – Warsaw, Witold Lutosławski – cond.

London 425 694-2

• Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
  Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi – conductor

London 430 844-2

• Musique funebre (1958) – string orchestra
  Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi – conductor

London 436 239-2

• Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941, orch. 1978) – piano, orchestra
  Peter Jablonski – piano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – conductor

London 2DF2 448-258-2 (1997)

• Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941, orch. 1978) – piano, orchestra
  Peter Jablonski – piano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – conductor
• Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
  Suisse Romande Orchestra, Paul Kletzki – conductor
• Funeral Music (1958) – string orchestra
  Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi – conductor
• Paroles tissées (1965) – tenor, chamber orchestra
  Sir Peter Pears – tenor, London Sinfonietta, Witold Lutosławski – conductor

Louisville First Edition LFE-005

• Fanfare for Louisville (1986) – winds, percussion
  Louisville Symphony Orchestra, Leighton-Smith – conductor

MD+G L 3507

• Little Suite (1950) – ensemble
  New Leipzig String Quartet

Montaigne MON 789-007 (1995)

• Quartet for Strings (1964)
  Arditti String Quartet

Naxos 8-553169 (1996)

• Symphonic Variations (1938) – orchestra
• Little Suite (1950, orch. 1951) – orchestra
• Symphony No. 2 (1967) – orchestra
• Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1987)
  Peter Paleczny – piano
  Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit – conductor

Naxos 8.553202 (1996)

• Funeral Music (1958) – string orchestra
• Chain II: Dialogue for violin and orchestra (1985)
  Krzysztof Bąkowski – violin
• Interlude (1989) – orchestra
• Partita (1984, orch. 1988) – violin, orchestra
  Krzysztof Bąkowski – violin
• Symphony No. 4 (1992) – orchestra
  Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit – conductor

Naxos 8-553423 (1997)

• Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941, orch. 1978) – piano, orchestra
  Bernd Glemser – piano
• Paroles tissées (1965) – tenor, chamber orchestra
  Piotr Kusiewicz – tenor
• Les espaces du sommeil (1975) – baritone, orchestra
  Adam Kruszewski – baritone
• Symphony No. 3 (1983) – orchestra
  Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit – conductor

Naxos 8-553625

• Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1970)
  Andrzej Bauer – cello
  Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit – conductor

Naxos 8-553779

• Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
• Postlude I (1960) – orchestra
• Trois poemes d’Henri Michaux (1963) – choir, orchestra
  Camerata Silesia Choir
• Mi-parti (1976) – orchestra
  Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit – conductor

Naxos 8-554283

• Symphony No. 1 (1947) orchestra
• Silesian Triptych (1951) – soprano, orchestra
  Olga Pasiecznik – soprano
• Three Postludes (1960) – orchestra
• Jeux vénitiens (1961) – chamber orchestra
• Chantefleurs et Chantefables (1990) – soprano, orchestra
  Olga Pasiecznik – soprano
  Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit – conductor

Nonesuch F 79255

• Quartet for Strings (1964)
  Kronos Quartet

Olympia OCD 323 (1992)

• Recitativo e arioso (1951) – violin, piano
  Roman Lasocki – violin, Urszula Bozek-Musialski – piano

Olympia OCD 328 (1989)

• Little Suite (1950) – ensemble
• Quartet for Strings (1964)
  Varsovia String Quartet

Olympia OCD 343

• Dance Preludes (1954, arr. 1959) – ensemble
  Camerata Vistula

Olympia OCD 394 (1993)

• Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) – 2 pianos
  Maria Nosowska, Barbara Halska – pianos

Pavane ADW 7283 (1992)

• Partita (1984) – violin, piano
  Robert Szreder – violin, Bogusław Jan Strobel – piano

Pianissimo PNS 21192

• Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) – 2 pianos
  C. Cann, A. Cann – pianos

Polskie Nagrania ECD 035

• Quartet for Strings (1964)
  Wilanów Quartet

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 040 (1989)

• Lacrimosa (1937) – soprano, choir, orchestra (rec. 1988)
  Stefania Woytowicz – soprano, The Silesian Philharmonic Choir, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski – conductor
• Symphony No. 1 (1947) – orchestra (rec. 1964)
  Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Jan Krenz – conductor
• Concerto for Orchestra (1954) – orchestra (rec. 1962)
• Funeral Music (1958) – string orchestra (1959)
  National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Witold Rowicki – conductor

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 041 (1989)

• Venetian Games (1961) – chamber orchestra (rec. 1962)
  National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Witold Rowicki – conductor
• Trois Poemes d’Henri Michaux (1963) – choir, orchestra (rec. 1964)
  Polish Radio Choir (Cracow), Witold Lutosławski – conductor; Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Jan Krenz – conductor
• Symphony No. 2 (1967) – orchestra (rec. 1968)
  National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Witold Lutosławski – conductor

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 042 (1989)

• Postlude I (1960) – orchestra (rec. 1964)
  Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Jan Krenz – conductor
• Paroles tissées (1965) – tenor, chamber orchestra (rec. 1968)
  Louis Devos – tenor, National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Witold Lutosławski – conductor
• Livre pour orchestre (1968) – orchestra (rec. 1969)
  National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Jan Krenz – conductor
• Cello Concerto (1970) – cello, orchestra (rec. 1976)
  Roman Jabłoński – cello, Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski – conductor

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 043 (1989)

• Preludes and Fugue (1972) – 13 solo strings (rec. 1974)
  National Chamber Orchestra (Warsaw), Witold Lutosławski – conductor
• Mi-parti (1976) – orchestra (rec. 1976)
  Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski – conductor
• Novelette (1979) – orchestra (rec. 1984)
  Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Heinz Holliger – conductor

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 044 (1989)

• Symphony No. 3 (1983) – orchestra (rec. 1988)
  Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit – conductor
• Chain I (1983) – ensemble (rec. 1984)
  Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Heinz Holliger – conductor
• Chain II (1985) – violin, orchestra (rec. 1986)
  Krzysztof Jakowicz – violin, National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Kazimierz Kord – conductor
• Chain III (1985) – orchestra (rec. 1988)
  Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski – conductor

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 045 (1989)

• Two Studies (1941) – piano (rec. 1974)
  Marek Drewnowski – piano
• Variations of a Theme of Paganini (1941) – 2 pianos (rec. 1974)
  Jacek and Maciej Łukaszczyk – pianos
• Five Songs (1957, orch. 1958) – soprano, orchestra (rec. 1967)
  Halina Łukomska – soprano, National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Andrzej Markowski – conductor
• Quartet for Strings (1964) (rec. 1965)
  La Salle String Quartet
• Epitaph (1979) – oboe, piano (rec. 1980)
  Heinz Holliger – oboe, Szabolcz Esztényi – piano
• Grave (1981) – cello, piano (rec. 1981)
  Roman Jabłoński – cello, Szabolcz Esztényi – piano
• Partita (1984) – violin, piano (rec. 1988)
  Konstanty Andrzej Kulka – violin, Eugeniusz Knapik – piano

Polskie Nagrania 23764 43 2

• Preludes and Fugue (1972) – 13 strings
  Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski – conductor

Prelude PRL 2156 (1995)

• Symphony No. 1 (1947) – orchestra
  Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski – conductor

Quantum QM 6937 (1993)

• Three Fragments (1953) – flute, harp
  P. Kotnowska – flute, P. Kozielska – harp

RCA Victor 61520 (1993)

• Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
  ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra, Marek Janowski – conductor

René Gailly CD 87-003

• Dance Preludes (1954, orch. 1955) clarinet, chamber orchestra
  Walter Boeykens – clarinet, Walter Boeykens Clarinet Choir, Robert Groslot – conductor

Round Top Records RTR 116 (1997)

• Dance Preludes (1954) – clarinet, piano
  Patricia Shands – clarinet, Eugene Rowley – piano

Sony M2K 42271

• Les espaces du sommeil (1975) – baritone, orchestra
  John Shirley-Quirk – baritone
• Symphony No. 3 (1983) – orchestra
  Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor

Sony SK 66280 (1994)

• Les espaces du sommeil (1975) – baritone, orchestra
  John Shirley-Quirk – baritone
• Symphony No. 3 (1983) – orchestra
• Symphony No. 4 (1992) – orchestra
  Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor

Sony SK 67189 (1996)

• Symphony No. 2 (1967)
• Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1987)
  Paul Crossley – piano
• Chantefleurs et Chantefables (1990)
  Dawn Upshaw – soprano
• Fanfare for Los Angeles Philharmonic (1993)
  Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor

Sony SMK 53473

• Les espaces du sommeil (1975) – baritone, orchestra
  John Shirley-Quirk – baritone, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor

Thorofon CTH 2041

• Little Suite (1950, rev. 1951) – orchestra
• Musique funebre (1958) – string orchestra
• Jeux vénitiens (1961) – chamber orchestra
• Chain II (1985) – violin, orchestra
  Krzysztof Jakowicz – violin
  Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra, Takao Ukigaya – conductor

Vienna Modern Masters VMM 3018 (1994)

• Little Suite (1950, rev. 1951) – orchestra
  Koszalin State Philharmonic, Szymon Kawalla – conductor

Virgin Classics VC5 45275-2 (1998)

• Five Songs (orch. 1958) – soprano, orchestra
• Chantefleurs et chantefables (1990) – soprano, orchestra
  Solveig Kringelborn – soprano
• Preludes and Fugue (19) – 13 strings
• Chain I (19) – ensemble

Vox Box 2 CDX 5133

• Overture for strings (1949) – string orchestra
• Little Suite (1950, orch. 1951) – orchestra
• Straw Chain (1951)
• Dance Preludes (1954, orch. 1955) – clarinet, chamber orchestra
  Josef Masseli – clarinet
• Musique funebre (1958) – string orchestra
  Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Grüber – conductor

Vox Box 2 CDX 5136 (1995)

• Double Concerto (1980) – oboe, harp, chamber orchestra
  Heinz Holliger – oboe, Ursula Holliger – harp, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen – conductor