The Warsaw premiere of “Chemistry of Love“ (Requiem Records – Opus Series), the latest album by Marzena Majcher, will take place on 4 April at the DZiK club. Małgorzata Kubala, an electrifying soprano, and NeoQuartet, one of the most active Polish ensembles specializing in contemporary music, will perform the concert in Warsaw with visualizations by…Continue Reading Chemistry of Love Warsaw Premiere
Paweł Zagańczyk. Globulus. Cezary Paciorek Toccata Maciej Zimka Concerto Krzysztof Olczak Anioły Ciemności Krzesimir Dębski Musicophilia III Performers: Paweł Zagańczyk (accordion), Hanna Chylińska (violin), Aleksandra Denga (violin), Julianna An (violin), Justyna Światkowska (violin), Weronika Wiśniewska (viola), Maria Szagżdowicz (cello), Mateusz Kot (double bass), NeoQuartet. Opus Series 27 | 2018 [Source: polmic.pl]…Continue Reading Discography February 2019
Kinga Augustyn has released a new recording of music by Polish composer Romuald Twardowski, her second orchestral album on Naxos. Augustyn initiated this project two years ago to showcase the work of Twardowski, who is not well known outside Poland. She was joined by the Toruń Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Mariusz Smolij. The album is available for streaming and purchase on Amazon. The…Continue Reading Augustyn Records Twardowski
Szymanowski: Piano Music Karol Szymanowski: 9 Preludes, Op. 1 (1899–1900); Prelude in C sharp minor (1899–1900); 4 Etudes, Op. 4 (1900–1902); Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor; Variations on a Polish Folk Theme in B minor, Op. 10 Marek Szlezer, piano DUX 1367 (Int’l release date: October 2018, via Naxos) Marek Szlezer is an…Continue Reading “Szymanowski: Piano Music” by Szlezer
Gorecki: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67 “…Songs Are Sung” Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67 “…Songs Are Sung” DAFO Quartet: Justyna Duda / I violin; Danuta Augustyn / II violin; Aneta Dumanowska / viola; Anna Armatys / cello DUX 1302 (Int’l release date: July 2018, via Naxos) The Quartet No. 3…Continue Reading “Gorecki: String Quartet No. 3” by DAFO Quartet
Paderewski: Piano Works Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1 (1886); Nocturne in B flat major, Op. 16 No. 4 (1890–1891); “Dans le désert” Toccata, Op. 15 (1886–1887); Melodia Ges-dur op. 16 nr 2 (1885); Piano Sonata in E flat minor, Op. 21 (1906) Radosław Sobaczak, piano DUX 1503 (2017) The…Continue Reading “Paderewski: Piano Works” by Sobczak
Katarzyna Sadej (mezzo-soprano) and Barbara Bochenek (pianist) are working on recording the 33 songs composed by Witold Lutoslawski under the pen name “Derwid.” These “pop” songs were tangos, waltzes, and foxtrots specifically composed for Polish radio, but have been largely forgotten. The duo has begun recording in Los Angeles, but they are seeking sponsors to…Continue Reading Lutoslawski “Derwid” Recordings
#NetworkMusic Wojciech Błażejczyk: #NetworkMusic (2017); Dariusz Przybylski: Chamber Concerto (2017); Ignacy Zalewski: Chamber Concerto No. 2 Pamięci zniknionego (2017); Adam Porębski: DysKulacje (2017); Mikołaj Majkusiak: Crossover Concerto (2017). Hashtag Ensemble Requiem Records (May 2018) #NetworkMusic is an album of new works by young Polish composers that were either written for or adapted to the fast-rising…Continue Reading New CD from Hashtag Ensemble
FOR YOU, ANNE-LILL Wojciech Kilar: Sonatina for flute and piano (1951); Witold Lutosławski: Three Fragments for flute and piano (1953); Andrzej Panufnik: Hommage a Chopin (Suita polska) for flute and piano (1949); Piotr Perkowski: Intermezzo (Romantic Sonnet) for flute and piano (1954); Alexander Tansman: Sonatina for flute and piano (1925); Henryk Mikołaj Górecki: Valentine Piece…Continue Reading New on DUX
Already it is Dusk John Cage – In a Landscape; Guillaume Dufay – Ave maris stella; Johann Sebastian Bach – French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816; Andrzej Krzanowski – Relief II; Henry Purcell – An Evening HymnI; Arvo Pärt – Fratres; Wacław z Szamotuł – Modlitwa, gdy dziatki spać idą; Henryk Mikołaj…Continue Reading Przybylski Plays Hammond Organ