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"Górecki - Mikołaj/Henryk Mikołaj" - New Recording

2012-11-19
Works by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, who died two years ago, and his son, Mikołaj Górecki, have been recorded on a common CD by various ensembles from the Silesian Philharmonic, conducted by Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk and Jarosław Wolanin. On the recording it is possible to hear the equally revered pianist, daughter of the composer, Anna Górecka and the world famous Polish violinst, Kaja Danczowska.

The following works are featured on the recording:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, „Szeroka woda” for mixed choir a cappella op.39 (1979)
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, „Concerto” for harpsichord (piano) and string orchestra op.40 (1980)
Mikołaj Górecki, „Nocturne” for orchestra (dedicated to the memory of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki) (2010)
Mikołaj Górecki, „Concerto-Notturno” for violin and string orchestra (2000)

The CD carries the catalogue number DUX 0924, published by DUX Recording Producers, the Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Silesian Philharmonic and the Association of Friends of the Silesian Philharmonic.

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Witold Szalonek: A Double Portrait of the Silesian Master. In Search of the Musical Soul of Voices and Instruments

The 4CD album featuring songs and instrumental works by the Silesian master goes on sale as of 8 November. Released by the ANAKLASIS music label, it will be premiered on 3 December during a special PWM Edition concert held as part of the 12th International Days of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki at the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice.

Michael Bates' Acrobat and Lutosławski Quartet on a Polish tour with music by Witold Lutoslawski

The esteemed American-Canadian jazz musician Michael Bates, his Acrobat Ensemble and the Lutosławski Quartet will perform three concerts in Poland in November. The repertoire will include material recorded by the musicians on the album METAMORPHOSES: VARIATIONS ON LUTOSŁAWSKI, released by ANAKLASIS in the REVISIONS series.

 

The artists have already successfully presented it at Lincoln Center and Barbès Jazz Club in New York. In autumn 2024 we will have the opportunity to hear them live for the first time in Poland: 14.11 - Krakow, 15.11 - Lublin, 17.11 - Wroclaw.

First International Digital Musicology Conference

The Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw invites to the inaugural session of the biennial International Digital Musicology Conference, which will be held 23–25 October 2024, at the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw, Poland. The conference focuses on the integration of digital technologies into musicological research, with a special emphasis on introducing digital tools and methods to the Polish academic community, where digital musicology has not yet been widely adopted. 

Różycki’s Adventures in Jazzland. Kuba Stankiewicz's LP album on sale from 10 October

Although Ludomir Różycki - one of the most important representatives of Young Poland - enjoyed spectacular success as a composer during his lifetime, his works are rarely included in concert programmes today. It is therefore worth remembering his exceptional art.

THINGS. A VAUDEVILLE: Music by Aleksander Nowak to a libretto by Marcin Wicha, on sale as of 5 October.

Aleksander Nowak continues his original cycle of compositions that enter into a dialogue with most recent Polish literary works. The album premiere of his opera based on Marcin Wicha’s Nike-awarded book Things I Didn’t Throw Out will take place during the AUKSODRONE festival in Tychy.

Dracula’s Second Life: A project by Piotr Orzechowski ‘Pianohooligan’ and Kuba Więcek, now also on LPs!

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An album of extraordinary adventures

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FAMILY ALBUM: the work of Jerzy Kornowicz and Michał Rusinek for young and old.

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IL TEMPO PASSA. The first monographic album by Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa

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THE TALE OF THE HEART. FAVOLA IN MUSICA: a joint project by Aleksander Nowak and Radek Rak from ANAKLASIS on sale as of 6th October

It is a musical-literary tale about a quest for identity, truth, and for what makes us human. The new stage work by Aleksander Nowak – which is, at the same time, Radek Rak’s operatic debut – explores the sources of good and evil, fusing reality with mythology and steering towards ‘the left-hand side of the world’. The authors spin a tale about the dual human nature. THE TALE OF THE HEART. FAVOLA IN MUSICA – the album that presents their joint project – will go on sale on 6th October.

 

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