This unusual competition promotes the efforts of good musical reviewers writing about Polish musical events. After considering a great number of applications, the jury of the Kropka Competition—presided over by Dr. Daniel Cichy of PWM Editions—decided to award three Main Prizes. The recipients include: Anna Burzyńska (Didaskalia), Karolina Kolinek-Siechowicz (Ruch muzyczny), and Barbara Kinga-Majewska (Glissando)….Continue Reading Winners Of The Kropka Competition For Music Critics
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Cinematic Piano By Dębicz
Cinematic Piano Opening; A Letter to Mr. Desplat; The Temple; Fun in The Park; Prometheus; A Letter to Mr. Newman; Noir; The Wannabe Spy; The Island; The Thief in Persia; Song of Destiny; Find Your Neverland Aleksander Dębicz, piano Warner Classics Poland (May 1, 2015) Highlighting the brilliant pianistic fireworks of virtuoso Aleksander Dębicz on…Continue Reading Cinematic Piano By Dębicz
New Releases of RPO & Maestro Nowak
Kletzki, Szymanowski & Lutosławski: Music for Violin and Orchestra Paul Kletzi (1900-1973): Violin Concerto; Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937): Violin Concerto No. 2; Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994): Partita for Violin and Orchestra Robert Davidovici – violin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Grzegorz Nowak – cond. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra RPO Permanent Associate Conductor Grzegorz Nowak conducts Polish music for violin (Robert Davidovici)…Continue Reading New Releases of RPO & Maestro Nowak
Warszynski Solo CD Of Szymanowski, Chopin
Mikolaj Warszynski Piano Solo: Haydn, Szymanowski, Liszt, Chopin Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809): Grand Sonata in C major Hob. XVI:50; Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937): Shéhérazade de Masques, OP. 34 ; Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Méphisto Valse No.1; Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849): Polonaise in E flat minor, Op. 26 No.2; Scherzo No.1 in B minor Op.20; Nocturne in C minor, Op….Continue Reading Warszynski Solo CD Of Szymanowski, Chopin
Latest Recordings of Early Polish Music by the Sixteen
The Blossoming Vine: Italian Maestri in Poland Works by Asprilio Pacelli (1570–1623), Vincenzo Bertolusi (c.1550-1608), and Giovanni Francesco Anerio (c.1567–1630) The Sixteen; Eamonn Dougan, cond. CORO Records COR16123 (rel. April 28, 2014) Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665–1734): Conductus funebris; Litaniae de Providentia Divina; Missa Rorate caeli: In virtute tua, O rex gloriae, Illuxit…Continue Reading Latest Recordings of Early Polish Music by the Sixteen
Gomółka on CD Accord
Audite, Gentes! – Psalms of the Golden Age Psalms by Mikołaj Gomółka to words by Jan Kochanowski: excerpts from Melodie na psałterz polski [Melodies on the Polish Psalter], arranged by Fernando Reyes Paulina Ceremużyńska (soprano), Fernando Reyes (vihuela, Renaissance guitar) and Carlos Castro (percussion) CDAccord ACD214 (release date: April 14, 2015) Melodies for the Polish…Continue Reading Gomółka on CD Accord
Krauze Honors Strzemiński
Zygmunt Krauze: Hommage à Strzemiński Zygmunt Krauze (b. 1938): Polychromy for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (1968); Piece for orchestra no. 1 (1969); Piece for orchestra no. 2 (1970); Tableau vivant for chamber orchestra (1982); String Quartet no. 2 (1970); String Quartet no 3 (1982); Polychromy for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (1968) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester…Continue Reading Krauze Honors Strzemiński
RSQ Perform Mykietyn & Szymański On Hyperion
Szymański & Mykietyn: Music for string quartet Paweł Szymański (b. 1954): Five pieces for string quartet, Four pieces for string quartet, and Two pieces for string quartet; Paweł Mykietyn (b. 1971): String Quartet No. 2 Royal String Quartet: Izabella Szałaj-Zimak – violin I, Elwira Przybyłowska – violin II, Marek Czech – viola, Michał Pepol –…Continue Reading RSQ Perform Mykietyn & Szymański On Hyperion
Polish, African And Asian Folk Music CD
To celebrate the end of the Kolberg Year, the Masovian Cultural Institute [Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury] published a CD, Z Kolbergiem po Afryce I Azji. Multi Culti Orkiestra Marii Pomianowskiej. Make music not war. This album contains materials gathered by the multi-instrumentalist Maria Pomianowska during her tours of Africa and Asia between 2011 and 2014. This…Continue Reading Polish, African And Asian Folk Music CD
Moniuszko’s Songs
Pieśni Stanisława Moniuszki [Moniuszko’s songs] Elżbieta Szmytka – soprano, Levente Kende – piano Association of Polish Music The newest album released under the aegis of the Stowarzyszenie Muzyki Polskiej [Association of Polish Music] and the Agencja Ars Operae, “Stanislaw Moniuszko – Songs” is performed by outstanding artists: soprano Elżbieta Szmytka and pianist Levente Kende. [Source:…Continue Reading Moniuszko’s Songs