The 2006 recipient of the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award, Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter has focused intensely on the music of Fryderyk Chopin during her prodigious career. She has produced several excellent and highly praised recordings that showcase different aspects of his oeuvre. The most recent is her recording of his 24 Preludes for Linn Records—…Continue Reading Ingrid Fliter: A Passion For Chopin
Penderecki: Magnificat / Kadisz Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933): Magnificat (1973/74); Kadisz (2009) Wojtek Gierlach, Bass; Male vocal ensemble; Olga Pasichnyk, soprano; Alberto Mizrahi, tenor; Daniel Olbrychski, speaker; Warsaw Boys’ Choir; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw Philharmonic Men’s Choir; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Antoni Wit, cond. Naxos 8.572697 Called “a sonic broom” that “sweep all before them,” Polish…Continue Reading New Penderecki On NAXOS
Celebration of Peace Through Music Wojciech Kilar: Bogurodzica; Henryk Mikołaj Górecki: Totus Tuus, Op. 60; plus works by Verdi, Copland, Bernstein and Brahms Orchestra of St. Luke’s; Gilbert Levine – cond.; Kraków Philharmonic Chorus; Washington Choral Arts Society Delos Records DE3487 A Celebration of Peace Through Music was a special two-hour televised concert created by…Continue Reading Polish Composers Celebrate Peace
Stefan Łabanowski: Chopin Recital Fryderyk Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp major op. 60; Scherzo no. 1 in B minor op. 20; Scherzo no. 3 in C-sharp minor op. 39; Grande valse brillante in E flat major op. 18; Ballade no. 4 in F minor op. 52; 4 Mazurkas op. 17; Polonaise in A-flat major op. 53…Continue Reading Łabanowski Performs Chopin
A Polish Kaleidoscope Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński: Rondo alla polacca op. 6; Juliusz Zarębski: Deux morceaux en forme de Mazurka op. 5; Moritz Moszkowski: Kaleidoskop. Miniaturbilder für das Pianoforte zu 4 Händen op. 74; Roman Palester: Sonatina for piano four hands (1940). Ravel Piano Duo: Agnieszka Kozło and Katarzyna Ewa Sokołowska DUX 1174 Choralis Passeris |…Continue Reading New Polish Music on DUX
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
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
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
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
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