SZYMANOWSKI, K.: Concert Overture / LUTOSŁAWSKI, W.: Cello Concerto / Symphony No. 4 Karol Szymanowski: Concert Overture, Op. 12 in E major op.12; Witold Lutosławski: Concerto for cello and orchestra, Symphony No. 4 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gautier Capuçon – cello, Alexander Liebreich – cond. ACC-30388 (November 2016); Available on Amazon Under the direction of its Chief Conductor Alexander Liebreich, the…Continue Reading Szymanowski on Naxos
Lutosławski: Complete Piano Works Witold Lutosławski: Bukoliki [Bucolics] for solo piano; Two Studies for solo piano; Folk Melodies for solo piano; Three pieces for young people for solo piano; Invention (1968); An Overheard Tune; Sonata for piano Corinna Simon – piano AVI8553341 / Deutschlandradio Kultur (Mar 11, 2016); Available on Amazon Witold Lutosławski, one of the most important composers of the 20th century, was an excellent pianist. He and…Continue Reading Simon Plays Lutosławski
Herdzin K – Suita na tematy polskie / Suite on Polish Themes Krzysztof Herdzin: Assertive Prelude; Nonassertive Toccata; Three Crowns; Suite on Polish Themes: Polka; Suite on Polish Themes: Olender; Suite on Polish Themes: Mazurek; Suite on Polish Themes: Krakowiak; Suite on Polish Themes: Polonez; Suite on Polish Themes: Zbojnicki Academy of St. Martin in…Continue Reading Herdzin on Decca
Charles Richard-Hamelin: Chopin (Blue Series) Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes, No. 17 in B, Op. 62/1; (27) Etudes, E minor, Op. 25/5; (27) Etudes, C minor, ‘Revolutionary’, Op. 10/12; (4) Ballades, No. 3 in A flat, Op. 47; (16) Polonaises, No. 7 in A flat, Op. 61, ‘Polonaise-fantaisie’; Waltzes, No. 8 in A flat, Op. 64/3; (16)…Continue Reading New Richard-Hamelin Chopin CD Released by NIFC
Wendy Lands – Władysław Szpilman Piosenki Songbook Songs of Władysław Szpilman: Fall in love again, Turn away, I wish you’d ask to dance with me, Dancing with Antonio, Someday we will love again, Without you, I’m set free, True and tender, Smoke and mirrors, Prisoners of evening, My memories of you, and Hold me a…Continue Reading Szpilman’s Songs Re-visited
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No 1. Ballades Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1; and 4 Ballades (No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23; No. 2 In F Major, Op. 38; No. 3 In A Flat Major, Op. 47; and No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 52) Seong-Jin Cho, piano; London Symphony Orchestra with…Continue Reading Seong-Jin Cho Records for DG
Vivaldi/Panufnik: A Violin For All Seasons Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 ‘The Four Seasons, Spring’; Concerto, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 ‘The Four Seasons, Summer’; Concerto, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 ‘The Four Seasons, Autumn’; Concerto, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 ‘The Four Seasons, Winter’; Roxanna Panufnik: Four World Seasons (2007-11) BBC Symphony Orchestra,…Continue Reading R. Panufnik on Chandos
Dissociative Counterpoint Disorder Paweł Szymański: Dissociative Counterpoint Disorder, Through the Looking Glass… III, Les Poiriers en Pologne ou une Suite De Pieces Sentimentales de Clavecin faite par Mr Szymański, Partita III Małgorzata Sarbak – harpsichord, The Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Zsolt Nagy – cond. DUX 1332 Malgorzata Sarbak, the versatile harpsichord player to whom Paweł Szymański dedicated the eponymous composition…Continue Reading Sarbak Performs Szymański
EMERGE Tomasz J. Opałka (b. 1983): Collisions of the Matter, Emerge, DNA, Quadra Sinfonia Iuventus, Krzysztof Słowiński – cond.; Polish Radio Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz – cond.; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Wojciech Michniewski – cond. Warner Classics (Dec 12, 2016); Available on empik.com On December 12, Warner Classics will release Tomasz J. Opałka’s first monographic CD at the headquarters of…Continue Reading New from Warner Music Poland
Goerner plays Nowakowski & Krogulski Józef Krogulski – Piano Octet in D minor, Op. 6; Józef Nowakowski – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 17 Nelson Goerner (pf), Lena Neudauer (vn), Katarzyna Budnik-Gałązka (va), Marcin Zdunik (vc), Sławomir Rozlach (db), Jan Krzeszowiec (fl), Radosław Soroka (cl), Erzhan Kulibaev (vn) NIFCCD 105 (also available on Amazon.com) Presented on…Continue Reading New NIFC Recording Reviewed in Gramophone