The Gramophone Awards are among the most prestigious in the world of classical music. The magazine has now revealed its shortlist of 72 recordings from which the 2016 winners will be chosen. Winners will be revealed in the September issue, which goes on sale on August 12. Two Polish, or at least Polish-adjacent, musicians have…Continue Reading Gramophone Shortlist
Polish Violin Concertos Grażyna Bacewicz- Violin Concerto No. 1; Alexandre Tansman- 5 Pieces; Michał Spisak- Andante et allegro; Andrzej Panufnik- Violin Concerto Piotr Plawner; Berlin Chamber Symphony; Jürgen Bruns, Conductor Naxos 8.573496 The works on this recording were written by four roughly contemporary Polish composers who settled and pursued their careers in different parts of…Continue Reading Bacewicz on Naxos
Bartłomiej Pękiel Bartłomiej Pękiel: Missa secunda- Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei; Ave Maria; Sub tuum praesidium; Assumpta est Maria; Missa pulcherrima ad instar Praenestini- Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei; Magnum nomen Domini; Resonet in laudibus Aldona Bartnik, soprano; Maciej Gocman, tenor; Tomáš Král, bass; Jaromír Nosek, bass; Matthew Venner, countertenor; Andrzej…Continue Reading Pękiel on CD Accord
EIDOS Kaija Saariaho – Tocar, Calices, Nocturne; Agata Zubel – Cadenza; Barbara Buczek – Studium, Eidos I; Olga Neuwirth – Quasare/Pulsare Anna Kwiatkowska – violin; Joanna Opalińska – piano Sarton Records 020-2 Presented by new music champions violinist Anna Kwiatkowska and pianist Joanna Opalińska, their new album EIDOS is an opportunity to reflect on the richness and complexity of female expression in contemporary music….Continue Reading Kwiatkowska and Opalińska on Sarton
Przybylski: Songs and Piano Works Dariusz Przybylski: Orpheus and Euridice Op. 20, poem for piano; 6 Songs to Words by Halina Poświatowska Op. 14 for soprano and piano; In shadow of Emily D. Op. 51 for piano; Broch Lieder Op. 70, 9 songs to words by Hermann Broch for baritone and piano; π [pi] Klavierstück…Continue Reading New on DUX
Mieczysław WEINBERG (1919-1996) Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 42; Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47/3 (arr. Ewelina Nowicka); Symphony No. 10 for String Orchestra, Op. 98 Ewelina Nowicka (violin); Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio/Agnieszka Duczmal (Op. 42; Op. 47/3), Anna Duczmal-Mróz (Op. 98) CPO 777 887-2 From a review by Michael Cookson…Continue Reading Weinberg in Review
Niccolo Paganinni: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 Niccolo Paganinni: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 Kinga Augustyn, violin RovenRecords (also available on amazon.com) Kinga Augustyn on her relationship with the 24 Caprices: “Niccolo Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 have kep]t me company since a long time. ‘When I was a teenager, scales were my water,…Continue Reading Kinga Augustyn CD
Choral Concert: National Forum of Music Choir (De profundis) Marcin Tadeusz Łukaszewski: 3 Pezzi sacri II: No. 2. De profundis; Andrzej Koszewski: Miserere; Miłosz Bembinow: Beatus vir…; Marek Jasiński: Psalm 100, Cantus finalis; Romuald Twardowski: Chwalitie Imia Gospodnie, Chwali, dusze moga, Gospoda; Józef Świder: Deus in auditorium, Laudate Dominum; Michał Zieliński: Laudate Dominum; Andrzej Bielerzewski:…Continue Reading Choral Music on Naxos
Kazimierz Serocki: Complete works for Solo Piano Kazimierz Serocki: Sonata for piano (1955); The Gnomes: Childrens’ Miniatures (1953); Suite of Preludes (1952); A piacere: Suggestions for piano (1962-63) Adam Kośmieja, piano DUX 1284 Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Songs Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Four Songs for voice and piano op. 7 (1882-1885, words: Adam Asnyk); Six Songs for…Continue Reading New on DUX
Penderecki Conducts Penderecki. Volume 1 Krzysztof Penderecki: Dies Illa for 3 soloists, choir, and orchestra; Hymn to św. Daniiła for mixed chorus and orchestra; Hymn to św Wojciecha for mixed chorus and orchestra; Psalmy Dawida for mixed chorus and percussion Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor Warner Music Poland (available on www.empik.com) [Source: empik.com]…Continue Reading Penderecki Conducts Penderecki