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
Brahms & Bridge: Piano Trios J. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 (revised version, 1889); F. Bridge: Phantasie Piano Trio in C Minor, “Piano Trio No. 1” Rafał Zambrzycki-Payne – violin, Hyung-ki Joo – piano, Thomas Carroll – cello Paladino Music PMR0076 (also available on naxos.comand amazon.com) – April 2016 Former principal of the Ensemble…Continue Reading Recent Recordings of Zambrzycki-Payne
Augustyn: Choral Music (sub iove) 3 Nokturny rzymskie [3 Roman Nocturnes] for mixed choir, Missa semibrevis for choir and organ, Od Sasa. Sounds-Pauses-Events for mixed choir, and Vagor ergo sum. Small cantata to words by Zbigniew Herbert, Emperor Hadrian and Italian National Railways for mixed choir and gongs Agnieszka Drożdżewska – soprano [1]-[9]; Monika Michaliszyn – mezzosoprano [1]-[9]; Joanna Rot – alto…Continue Reading Augustyn: Choral Music
Tansman: Complete Music for Solo Guitar Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986): Ballade, Cavatina, Danza pomposa, Hommage à Chopin, Suite in modo polonico, Inventions, Pièce en forme de passacaille, Deux chansons populaires, Sonatine, Variations sur un theme de Scriabin, Prélude et interlude, Pezzo in modo antico, Suite, Hommage à Lech Walesa, Pièces brèves, Mazurka, Quattro tempi di mazurka…Continue Reading Tansman on ‘Brilliant Classics’
Violin Futura Ephmeral Rhapsody; Mister Blister; The Doors in the Sky, Op. 706; Sizzle; Blue Berceuse; Red Bull #3; Homecoming; Left for the Dogs; Fish Gotta Swim; Żubrówka; Toward the Other Shore; Rush; Cirque; Real Phone Key; Fp (For Piotr); Midnight Dance; All Wheel Drive; Buyer’s Remorse; Coming Undone; Scatterbrain; Benediction; Caprice; Respite; Puce; Swoosh;…Continue Reading Szewczyk and Violin Futura Project
CHOPIN Complete Etudes Frédéric Chopin: Etudes Alessandro Deljavan, piano Brilliant Classics (Nov 2015); Available at amazon.com From Amazon.com: Chopin threw down the gauntlet for all who would come after him. These 24 studies, and the three works published as ‘Nouvelles Etudes’ within the Méthode des Méthodes de Moscheles et Fétis—a publication including studies by Henselt,…Continue Reading Deljavan Releases Chopin Etudes
Nonesuch Górecki Retrospective Henryk Górecki: A Nonesuch Retrospective Lerchenmusik: Recitatives and Ariosos, Op. 53: I – III.; Symphony No. 3: I – III.; Already It Is Dusk: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 62; Quasi una Fantasia: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 64: I – IV.; Miserere, Op. 44; Amen, Op. 35; Euntes Ibant et Flebant,…Continue Reading Discography January 2016
The first concert played by the Warsaw National Philharmonic in its hall, newly-reconstructed after war-time destruction, was given on Feb 21, 1955. The recording of this historic concert—now digitally re-mastered by Grammy Award winning sound engineers Aleksander Nagórko and Andrzej Sasin—was released on Warner Classics under the title Warsaw Philharmonic Archives: The 1st Concert 1955 on Feb…Continue Reading 2015 in Review – Discography
I.J.Paderewski – Pieśni [Songs] Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Cztery pieśni na głos i fortepian op.7 (sł. Adam Asnyk); Konwalijka na głos i fortepian op.7[a] (sł. Adam Asnyk); Sześć pieśni na głos i fortepian op.18 (sł. Adam Mickiewicz); Dans la forêt na głos i fortepian (sł. Théophil Gautier); Dwanaście pieśni na głos i fortepian op. 22 (sł. Catulle Mendès) A. Radziejewska…Continue Reading Paderewski’s Songs on DUX
Szymanowski & Debussy: Meccore String Quartet Karol Szymanowski: String Quartet No. 1; String Quartet No. 2. Claude Debussy: String Quartet No. 1. Polskie Nagrania/ Warner Music October 23 marked the debut of Meccore String Quartet’s latest CD featuring Szymanowski’s Quartets no. 1 and 2 and Debussy’s G-minor Quartet. Founded in 2007, the Meccore Quartet belongs to…Continue Reading Szymanowski & Debussy by Meccore