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Discography

Grzegorz Fitelberg

SYMPHONY IN E MINOR, OP. 16

Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

GRZEGORZ FITELBERG (1879-1953)
Symphony in E minor, Op. 16

SIDE A
1. Andante – Allegro agitato 8:42
2. Andante 8:47

SIDE B
3. Scherzo. Presto 4:26
4. Finale. Allegro agitato 5:40

TOTAL TIME: 27:58

Ⓒ POZNAŃ PHILHARMONIC
Ⓟ DUX Recording Producers
DUX 7022, 2023

Recorded at Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium in Poznań, Poland – Concert Hall of the Poznań Philharmonic, at a concert held on 6 October 2023.

MARCIN DOMŻAŁ, MICHAŁ SZOSTAKOWSKI
Recording supervision & sound engineering

MARCIN DOMŻAŁ
Editing, mastering

Cover photograph: Original score of Grzegorz Fitelberg’s Symphony in E Minor, Op. 16 published
by Breitkopf & Härtel, title page


Grzegorz Fitelberg

SYMPHONY IN E MINOR, OP. 16

Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

GRZEGORZ FITELBERG (1879-1953)
Symphony in E minor, Op. 16
1. Andante – Allegro agitato 8:50
2. Andante 8:55
3. Scherzo. Presto 4:33
4. Finale. Allegro agitato 5:40

Total time: 27:57

Co-financed by Minister of Culture and National Heritage with resources from Culture Promotion Fund under programme “Musical Trace” operated by National Institute of Music and Dance.

Ⓒ POZNAŃ PHILHARMONIC
Ⓟ DUX Recording Producers
DUX 2022, 2023

Recorded at Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium in Poznań, Poland – Concert Hall of the Poznań Philharmonic, at a concert held on 6 October 2023.

MARCIN DOMŻAŁ, MICHAŁ SZOSTAKOWSKI
Recording supervision & sound engineering

MARCIN DOMŻAŁ
Editing, mastering

Cover photograph: Original score of Grzegorz Fitelberg’s Symphony in E Minor, Op. 16 published
by Breitkopf & Härtel, title page


Feliks Nowowiejski

PIANO CONCERTO IN D MINOR, OP. 60 SLAVIC
CELLO CONCERTO, OP. 55

Jacek KORTUS – piano
Bartosz KOZIAK – cello
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

 

FELIKS NOWOWIEJSKI (1877-1946)
Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 60 Slavic
1. Allegro con fuoco 10:17
2. Andantino. Poetry of Old Cracow  7:03
3. Maestoso – Vivace 10:46


Cello Concerto, Op. 55
4. Allegro con brio 12:20
5. Aria – Andante tranquillo 11:53
6. Passacaglia – Allegro moderato 10:43
7. Passacaglia – Allegro moderato2nd version 12:43


Total time: 76:30

Co-financed by Minister of Culture and National Heritage
with resources from Culture Promotion Fund under programme “Musical Trace”
operated by National Institute of Music and Dance

 

 POZNAŃ PHILHARMONIC
DUX Recording Producers
DUX 1883, 2022


Recorded at Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium in Poznań – Concert Hall of the Poznań Philharmonic, 25-27 May and 12-14 September 2022


MAŁGORZATA POLAŃSKA, MARCIN DOMŻAŁ
Recording supervision & sound engineering

MARCIN DOMŻAŁ
Editing, mastering

Cover photograph: Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 60 by Feliks Nowowiejski, title page of original score


STEFAN BOLESŁAW PORADOWSKI

Violin Concerto, Op. 70
Double Bass Concerto, Op. 26
Symphony No. 3, Op. 29

Marcin SUSZYCKI – violin
Piotr CZERWIŃSKI – double bass
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

Stefan Bolesław Poradowski (1902-1967)

Violin Concerto, Op. 70
1. Allegro non troppo 06:32
2. Adagietto espressivo 04:28
3. Allegretto assai e giocoso 04:30

Double Bass Concerto, Op. 26
4. Allegro non troppo 04:13
5. Adagio espressivo 04:26
6. Poco allegro – Vivace 08:54

Symphony No. 3, Op. 29
7. Lento misterioso – Allegro molto 08:00
8. Andante misterioso e funerale 09:53
9. Vivo non troppo 05:26

Total time: 56:22

Ⓒ POZNAŃ PHILHARMONIC
Ⓟ DUX Recording Producers
DUX 1791, 2021
Recorded at Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium in Poznań – Concert Hall of the Poznań Philharmonic, 22-25 and 28 June 2021.

Co-financed with resources from the Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport coming from the Culture Promotion Fund in the framework of the ”Musical Trace” program carried out by the National Music and Dance Institute.

 

       


Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

KASHCHEY THE IMMORTAL

Opera (an autumn tale) in 1 act
concert performance

libretto
by the composer, inspired by Yevgeny Petrovsky

CAST:

Savva KHASTAEV (Kashchey) – tenor
Antonina VESENINA (Tsarevna) – soprano
Irina SHISHKOVA (Kashcheyevna) – mezzo-soprano
Yaroslav PETRYANIK (Prince Ivan) – baritone
Mikhail KOLELISHVILI (Storm-Bogatyr) – bass
Larisa GERGIEVA – vocal coach
POZNAŃ CHAMBER CHOIR
Bartosz MICHAŁOWSKI – choirmaster
POZNAŃ PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor

Kashchey the Immortal (1901–1902, 1906)

FIRST SCENE

  1. Days without joy (Tsarevna, Kashchey) 8:19
  2. I see a young woman who is marvelously beautiful (Tsarevna, Kashchey, Storm-Bogatyr) 4:31
  3. Her eyes are dark (Tsarevna, Kashchey) 4:44
  4. You gousli (Kashchey, Choir, Tsarevna) 6:51

SECOND SCENE

  1. Night is falling (Kashcheyevna) 5:34
  2. The night is black (Prince Ivan, Kashcheyevna) 3:25
  3. This refreshing drink (Kashcheyevna, Prince Ivan) 6:47
  4. He is sleeping… your hour is coming (Kashcheyevna, Storm-Bogatyr, Prince Ivan) 4:23

THIRD SCENE

  1. Sleep, go to sleep, Kashchey (Tsarevna, Storm-Bogatyr) 4:24
  2. Am I dreaming (Prince Ivan, Tsarevna, Kashchey, Kashcheyevna) 3:16
  3. Goodbye, my beloved prince (Tsarevna, Prince Ivan, Kashchey, Kashcheyevna) 8:51
  4. This is the end of the cursed realm (Choir, Storm-Bogatyr, Tsarevna, Prince Ivan) 2:29

Total time: 63:36

© DUX, DUX 1485, 2021
Recorded at the Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium – Concert Hall of the Poznań Philharmonic,
19–23 March, 2018


LUIGI CHERUBINI

FANISKA

Opera in 3 acts
concert performance

libretto
Joseph Sonnleithner

Italian language version
Luigi Prividali

CAST:
Natalia RUBIŚ (Faniska, Rasinski’s wife) – soprano
Krystian ADAM (Rasinski, mayor of Rava) – tenor
Katarzyna BELKIUS (Edwige, Faniska’s daughter) – soprano
Robert GIERLACH (Zamoski, mayor of Sandomierz) – bass-baritone
Tomasz RAK (Oranski, captain of the Cossacks in Zamoski’s service) – baritone
Justyna OŁÓW (Moska, Zamoski’s maid) – mezzo-soprano
Piotr KALINA (Rasno, Moska’s relative) – tenor

POZNAŃ CHAMBER CHOIR
Bartosz MICHAŁOWSKI – choirmaster

POZNAŃ PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor

LUIGI CHERUBINI (1760–1842)
FANISKA

CD 1
ATTO PRIMO

1. Ouverture (orchestra) 7:37
(Largo assai)
2. N° 1 Introduzione (Zamoski, Oranski, Uffiziali, Cosacchi – coro) 8:55
(Presto) Oh ciel… Dove m’aggiro?
3. N° 2 Recitativo ed Aria (Zamoski) 7:43
(Allegro moderato) Ah, sì, miei fidi, a voi nel consegnar
4. N° 3 Recitativo e Cavatina (Faniska, Zamoski) 7:49
(Allegro assai) Ove mi conducete?
5. N° 4 Terzetto (Faniska, Moska, Oranski) 6:28
(Andante) Ah, s’eguale al dolce aspetto
6. N° 5 Coro di Contadini (coro) 4:18
(Allegretto) Di queste selve, oh amabile
7. Melodramma (Edwige, Oranski) 1:22
(Allegro moderato) La bona gente non vuol prenderli
8. Aria di ballo (orchestra) 2:21
(Andantino)
9. N° 6 Finale (Zamoski, Faniska, Rasinski, Moska, Edwige, Oranski, coro) 11:29
(Larghetto) Tu che giungi della morte di Rasinski messaggier

Total time: 58:04

CD 2
ATTO SECONDO

1. N° 7 Introduzione (orchestra) 4:24
(Larghetto)
2. N° 8 Recitativo ed Aria (Faniska) 10:21
(Moderato assai) Qual orribil soggiorno
3. N° 9 Melodramma e Duo (Rasinski, Faniska, Edwige) 4:11
(Allegro comodo) Ah, consorte!
4. N° 10 Cavatina (Rasno, Rasinski, Faniska) 3:34
(Andante) Oh voi, che il rigor del destin
5. N° 11 Trio(Faniska, Rasinski, Moska) 4:39
(Larghetto) Dolce ne guai ristoro
6. N° 12 Finale (Zamoski, Oranski, Moska, Faniska, Rasinski, coro) 7:56
(Allegro) Taci, iniquo, iniquo orror mi fai

ATTO TERTIO

7. N° 13 Introduzione (orchestra) 3:39
(Larghetto)
8. N° 14 Marcia (orchestra) 2:00
(Moderato)
9. N° 15 Coro e melodramma (coro) 0:42
(Allegro) All’armi
10. N° 16 Quintetto (Rasinski, Zamoski, Faniska, Rasno, Moska) 4:59
(Allegro) Empio ferisci, uccidimi
11. N° 17 Quartetto (Moska, Rasno, Faniska, Rasinski) 3:41
(Allegretto) Non credete, non pensate
12. N° 18 Marcia dei soldati (orchestra) 3:30
13. N° 19 Finale (Faniska, Rasinski, Moska, Rasno, coro) 2:47
(Allegro moderato) Fausto ha il cielo alfin premiato

Total time: 56:24

© DUX, DUX 1694/1695, 2020
Recorded at the Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium – Concert Hall of the Poznań Philharmonic, 24–27 August and 12–16 October, 2020

MARCIN DOMŻAŁ, MICHAŁ SZOSTAKOWSKI Recording supervision & sound engineering
MICHAŁ SZOSTAKOWSKI Editing, mastering

JEAN-AUGUSTE-DOMINQUE INGRES – “PORTRAIT OF LUIGI CHERUBINI” (1841)
oil on canvas 83,2 x 71,1, Cincinnati Art Museum Cover art


Michał Bergson

CONCERTO SYMPHONIQUE POUR PIANO AVEC ORCHESTRE OP. 62 /
MUSIC FROM THE OPERA LUISA DI MONTFORT

Jonathan PLOWRIGHT – piano
Jakub DRYGAS – clarinet
Aleksandra KUBAS-KRUK – soprano
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

MICHAŁ BERGSON (1820-1898)

Concerto symphonique pour piano avec orchestre op. 62:
1. Allegro con fuoco ed agitato 12:36
2. Andante sostenuto 05:16
3. Allegro vivace, alla Zingarese 05:27

4. Mazurka No. 1, Op. 1 03:38
5. Mazurka No. 4, Op. 1 04:16
6. Grand polonaise héroïque 09:43
7. Polonia! Mazurka pour piano 02:18
8. Introduction to the Opera Luisa di Montfort, Op. 82 03:59
9. Luisa di Montfort, Op. 82 – Scene and Aria for Solo Clarinet and Orchestra 08:33
10. Il Ritorno for Soprano and Orchestra 04:47

Total time: 60:35

Co-funded by Culture Promotion Fund of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage
under ”Musical Trace” programme carried out by Institute of Music and Dance

Ⓒ POZNAŃ PHILHARMONIC
Ⓟ DUX Recording Producers
DUX 1704, 2020

Recorded at Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium – Concert Hall of the Poznań Philharmonic, 10-12 August, 2-4 and 8 September 2020.

MARCIN DOMŻAŁ, MICHAŁ SZOSTAKOWSKI
Recording supervision & sound engineering

MICHAŁ SZOSTAKOWSKI
Editing, mastering

Cover photograph: Original score of Concerto symphonique pour piano avec orchestre op. 62 by Michał Bergson, title page


Stanisław Moniuszko

PARIA

Katarzyna HOŁYSZ – (Neala) Soprano
Robert JEZIERSKI – (Akebar) Basso
Yuri GORODETSKI – (Idamore) Tenor
Szymon KOMASA – (Djares) Baritone
Tomasz WARMIJAK – (Ratef) Tenor
National Philharmonic Choir
Bartosz MICHAŁOWSKI – Chorus Master
Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra
Łukasz BOROWICZ – Conductor

STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO (1819-1872)

THE PARIAH CD 1

ACT ONE

1. Introduction (orchestra) 3:31
(Maestoso non troppo lento)

Prologue
2. Scene One (Ratef, Idamore) 2:21
(Lento) In the Shadows of the Night.

3. Scene Two (choir, Idamore) 4:04
(Vivace) Seize him!

4. Scene Three 5:08
Recitative and Cavatina (Idamore)
(Andante ma non troppo lento)
The Pariah! Another One Despised from the Caste.

5. Overture (orchestra) 9:25

Tableau One
6. Scene One (choir, Priestess, Neala) 4:27
(Allegretto) From the Starry Mantle Night.

7. Scene Two (Neala, choir) 3:57
Recitative and song with the choir
(Allegretto) Raise the Humble Prayers of the Pure Spirit!

8. Scene Three (Neala, Idamore) 7:40
Duet
(Molto agitato) My Dear! Oh, My Beloved!

Tableau Two
9. Scene One (choir) 2:17
(Moderato) Oh! Surya the Magnificent!

10. The Call (Akebar, Neala, choir) 2:21
(Moderato quasi)
Brahmins, I Summoned You in an Important Issue.

11. Aria (Akebar) 1:46
(Moderato) There Is Only One Word as Powerful as This.

12. Ensemble (Akebar, Neala, 2 Brahmins, choir) 3:15
(Moderato. Larghetto) Primeval, primeval!

13. Scene Two (Neala, Idamore, Akebar, choir) 4:39
(Allegro maestoso) Idamore!

Total Time: 54:53

THE PARIAH CD 2

ACT TWO

1. Scene One (Idamore) 0:43
(Allegro) „Son!” Is He My Father?

2. Scene Two (Neala, Idamore) 6:47
Duet (Allegro)
Idamore! So Tonight I Will Become Your Wife.

3. Scene Three (Neala, choir) 5:17
(Allegretto) Neala, Neala! Why Are You Not With Us?

4. Scene Four (Neala) 3:40
Recitativo and romance
(Un poco agitato) The Pariah! He’s the Pariah!

5. Scene Five (Ratef, Neala) 1:43
Dialogue (Moderato)
An Old Roamer Has Come Here.

6. Scene Six (Djares, Neala, Ratef) 5:52
Song (Un poco piu lento) I Know a Glorious Town.

7. Trio with the choir (Djares, Neala, Ratef, choir) 2:36
(L’istesso tempo) In Vain, Oh in Vain I Wander.

8. Scene Seven (Djares, Idamore) 8:17
Duet (Allegro impetuoso) That’s Him! Yes! He, Himself!

ACT THREE

9. Scene One (choir) 5:28
(Allegro impetuoso) The Altar Is Ready For the Star of the World.

10. Scene Two (Akebar) 3:01
Prayer (Maestoso)
Gods of Love, Gods of Pleasure.

11. Ballet (orchestra) 6:55
(Lento. Andantino. Presto)

12. Scene Three (Idamore, Akebar, Djares, choir) 4:37
(Lento) What Can I See?! My Father!

13. Moderato assai. Allegro (Idamore, Akebar, Djares, choir) 3:15
My Father!

14. Ensemble (Idamore, Akebar, Djares, choir) 0:49
You Are Silent? You Ungracious!

15. Allegro doppio movimento – Scene Four (Akebar, Ratef, choir) 0:54
Oh, Poor Child!

16. Scene Five (Akebar, choir) 2:16
(Un poco piu mosso) How to Comprehend the Terrible Change?

17. Cavatina (Neala, Akebar, choir) 5:11
(Lento assai) This Was Not a Dream!

18. Epilogue (Akebar, Djares, Neala, choir) 3:36
(Allegro. Agitato ma non troppo presto) Death for Them!

Total Time: 71:02


Stanisław Moniuszko

CANTATAS
MILDA / NIJOŁA

Wioletta CHODOWICZ – soprano (Milda, Nijoła)
Maria JASKULSKA-CHRENOWICZ – soprano (Jutrzenka, Aurora)
Ewa WOLAK – mezzo-soprano (narrator)
Sylwester SMULCZYŃSKI – tenor (narrator)
Robert GIERLACH – baritone (narrator in cantata Nijoła)
Szymon KOBYLIŃSKI – bass (Perun)
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Choir
Violetta Bielecka – choir preparation
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO (1819-1872)

CD 1 MILDA
mythological lithuanian cantata for solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra (1848)
lyrics: Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

1. INTRADA 4:04
PART ONE
2. Narrative 3:16
3. Country Choir 2:32
4. Prayer 3:33
PART TWO
5. Narrative 2:43
6. Romojs’ Song 3:15
7. Narrative 2:39
8. Duet 6:32
PART THREE
9. Narrative 2:22
10. Aurora’s Aria 3:21
11. Narrative 3:02
12. Cavatina 3:20
13. Perun’s Curse 2:29
14. Epilogue 5:03

Total time: 48:15

CD 2 NIJOŁA
cantata for solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra (1852)
Libretto inspired by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski’s poem Witolorauda

PART ONE
1. Night 7:37
PART TWO
2. Narrative 2:21
PART THREE
3. Song 4:07
PART FOUR
4. Recitativo 1:34
PART FIVE
5. (Moderato) 5:00
PART SIX
6. The Prophecy 1:37
PART SEVEN
7. (Allegro alla breve) 3:49
PART EIGHT
8. Narrative 5:07

Total time: 31:11


Recording Producers


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Polish Radio Choir
Maria PIOTROWSKA-BOGALECKA – conductor

Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor

Sinfonia Varsovia
Wojciech MICHNIEWSKI – conductor

1928
Roman Maciejewski
Kurpie Songs 10:57

1929
Tadeusz Szeligowski
Kaziuki (St Casimir Fair)

1930
Michał Kondracki
A Little Highland Symphony “Pictures on Glass” Op. 9


WIELKOPOLSKA 1918 SYMPHONY
SONGS OF THE WIELKOPOLSKA UPRISING

THE CENTENARY OF THE WIELKOPOLSKA UPRISING

Poznan Chamber Choir
Bartosz MICHAŁOWSKI – conductor, choir preparation

The Poznań Nightingales Boys and Men’s Choir of the Poznań Philharmonic
Maciej Wieloch – choir preparation
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

Songs of the wielkopolska uprising:

Feliks Nowowiejski
1. The Oath (arr. by Dominik Puk) 2:53

Anon.
2. Onward to Battle, 1st Poznań Regiment (arr. by Jakub Szafrański) 2:40

Feliks Nowowiejski
3. The Wielkopolska Marseillaise (arr. by Marek Raczyński) 4:19
4. General Dowbor-Muśnicki’s War March (arr. by Jan Krutul) 2:42

Anon.
5. The Immortal Poles of Yore (arr. by Jakub Szafrański) 3:45

Zdzisław Jahnke
6. To Arms (arr. by Marek Raczyński) 2:47

Feliks Nowowiejski
7. March of 64th Grudziądz Regiment (arr. by Jan Krutul) 5:23

Ignacy Jan Paderewski
8. Fly, White Eagle (arr. by Dominik Puk) 4:12

Marek Sewen
Wielkopolska 1918 Symphony for Orchestra, Men’s and Boys’ Choir, Op. 43

9. Moderato con anima 8:43
10. Grave espressione 5:25
11. Marciale con anima 3:13
12. Allegro con fuoco 8:38

Total time: 54:43

Recorded at Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium – Concert Hall of the Poznań Philharmonic, 18-20 & 25-26 June 2018.

Historical consultancy and selection of archival photographs – dr Marek Rezler

Recording Producers


Feliks Nowowiejski

FELIKS NOWOWIEJSKI

Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor

FELIKS NOWOWIEJSKI (1877-1946)

II Symphony No. 2, Op. 52 (1938) 31:32

1. Andante mesto 4:23
2. Allegro moderato e molto ritmico 3:05
3. Grave – Allegro gaio 5:37
4. Moderato assai e molto ritmico 2:56
5. Adagio misterioso e molto tranquillo 5:49
6. Allegro vivace 7:04
7. Grave dramatico – Presto 2:38

III Symphony No. 3, Op. 53 (1940) 41:46

8. Allegro molto vivo ed energico 10:27
9. Andante tranquillo con espressione 6:56
10. Scherzando (Tempo di Marcia) 7:24
11. Lento tranquillamente 16:59

Total time 73:19

Recorded at the University Auditorium – Concert Hall of the Poznań Philharmonic,
29 August – 1 September & 4-8 September, 2017.

  

Co-fi nanced by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage under „Nowowiejski 2017”
programme carried out by Institute of Music and Dance.


Recording Producers

 


Georges Bizet

DJAMILEH

Opéra comique in One Act

Polish premiere

Jennifer FEINSTEIN – mezzo-soprano (Djamileh)
Eric BARRY – tenor (Haroun)
George MOSLEY – baritone (Splendiano)
Piotr KAMIŃSKI The – speaking role (Merchant of Slaves)

Poznań Chamber Choir
Bartosz MICHAŁOWSKI – chorus master
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor

Opera performance is realized in collaboration with the Voice and Opera Department at Yale School of Music and the Artistic Director of Yale Opera Program, Professor Doris Yarick-Cross.

1. Ouverture [4:27]

2. Choeur et Reverie [5:47]

3. Duo et Couplets [8:31]

4. Trio et Ghazel [14:52]

5. Scene et Choeur [5:49]

6. Chanson [1:07]

7. Lamento [3:25]

8. Mélodrame [1:43]

9. L´Almée (Danse et Choeur) [4:42]

10. Sortie d´Haroun et de ses Amis [0:29]

11. Couplets [2:08]

12. Mélodrame [0:58]

13. Duo Final [14:29]

 

duration 68:24

© DUX / Stowarzyszenie im. Ludwiga van Beethovena 2017, DUX 1412
Recorded at the University Hall – Concert Hall of the Poznań Philharmonic, 4–6 April, 2017.

Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
Financed by the City of Warsaw
The album has been produced in collaboration with the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute

 

 


Feliks Nowowiejski

QUO VADIS

Oratorio for Solo Voices, Mixed Choir, Organ and Orchestra

Performers
Wioletta CHODOWICZ – soprano
Robert GIERLACH – baritone
Wojtek GIERLACH – bass
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Choir
Violetta Bielecka – preparation of the choir
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 1

Scene I

  1. Introduction 3:03
  2. The gods’ dread ire… (choir)) 2:56
  3. Six days have seen no blush of morn… (choir) 2:36
  4. We saw the monarch… (choir) 3:25
  5. Tell! Who hath enkindled the wrath… (choir) 2:11

duration 14:11

Scene II

  1. March of the Pretorians 5:01
  2. Hail, all hail, to you, worthy Romans… (bass) 8:19
  3. Christianos ad leones! (choir)) 3:49

duration 17:09

Scene III

  1. Come, brothers, come, and sing to the Lord… (bass) 7:33
  2. The tyrants threat… (baritone) 1:54
  3. We are prepared, in Jesu name… (soprano) 5:34
  4. I, the shepherd, you, my fl ock here… (baritone) 1:36
  5. Thou, Lord, a victim of Rome’s tyrant… (soprano) 7:17
  6. Me thinks that God thro’ you hath spoken! (baritone) 2:41
  7. The Lord be with thee… (choir) 5:41

duration 32:16

CD 2 [31:35]

Scene IV

  1. Andante sostenuto 2:50
  2. Deep, deep dark night… (baritone) 5:47
  3. Quo vadis, Domine? (baritone)) 1:49
  4. O Lord, help me… (baritone) 2:36
  5. I’ll go to Rome! (baritone) 1:41
  6. Schlusschor: Glory, glory and praise be thine! (choir) 5:28
  7. Doppelfuge: Gloria Tibi Sancte Petre… (choir) 4:54
  8. Gloria Patri et Filio et Spritui Sancto (choir) 4:10
  9. Amen (choir) 2:20

duration 31:35

total time: 95:15

Recording of Quo vadis concert held on 29 June 2016
at the Auditorium of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań


Feliks Nowowiejski

QUO VADIS

Oratorio for Solo Voices, Mixed Choir, Organ and Orchestra

Performers
Wioletta CHODOWICZ – soprano
Robert GIERLACH – baritone
Wojtek GIERLACH – bass
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Choir
Violetta Bielecka – preparation of the choir
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 1

Scene I

  1. Introduction 3:03
  2. The gods’ dread ire… (choir)) 2:56
  3. Six days have seen no blush of morn… (choir) 2:36
  4. We saw the monarch… (choir) 3:25
  5. Tell! Who hath enkindled the wrath… (choir) 2:11

duration 14:11

Scene II

  1. March of the Pretorians 5:01
  2. Hail, all hail, to you, worthy Romans… (bass) 8:19
  3. Christianos ad leones! (choir)) 3:49

duration 17:09

Scene III

  1. Come, brothers, come, and sing to the Lord… (bass) 7:33
  2. The tyrants threat… (baritone) 1:54
  3. We are prepared, in Jesu name… (soprano) 5:34
  4. I, the shepherd, you, my fl ock here… (baritone) 1:36
  5. Thou, Lord, a victim of Rome’s tyrant… (soprano) 7:17
  6. Me thinks that God thro’ you hath spoken! (baritone) 2:41
  7. The Lord be with thee… (choir) 5:41

duration 32:16

CD 2 [31:35]

Scene IV

  1. Andante sostenuto 2:50
  2. Deep, deep dark night… (baritone) 5:47
  3. Quo vadis, Domine? (baritone)) 1:49
  4. O Lord, help me… (baritone) 2:36
  5. I’ll go to Rome! (baritone) 1:41
  6. Schlusschor: Glory, glory and praise be thine! (choir) 5:28
  7. Doppelfuge: Gloria Tibi Sancte Petre… (choir) 4:54
  8. Gloria Patri et Filio et Spritui Sancto (choir) 4:10
  9. Amen (choir) 2:20

duration 31:35

total time: 95:15

Recording of Quo vadis concert held on 29 June 2016
at the Auditorium of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań


Jacek Sykulski

966.pl ORATORIO

Barbara GUTAJ – soprano
Katarzyna WŁODARCZYK – alto
Robert GIERLACH – baritone
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor

Poznan Boy’s Chor
Józef Biegański – boy soprano
Girls’ Choir and Chamber Choir of Jerzy Kurczewski Poznań Choir School
Artis Sonus
Jacek Sykulski – choir preparation
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

Sylwester Dworacki – text
1. Prologus (7:27)
2. Mesco (5:22)
3. Dubravka (4:21)
4. Baptisma (7:46)
5. Crux (8:51)
6. Regnum Poloniae (10:44)
7. Nox et lumen (8:53)
8. Epilogus (8:23)


Ewa Podleś

WORLD OPERA STARS

Ewa PODLEŚ – contralto
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor

Live recording of a concert in the ‘World Opera Stars’ series at the Auditorium of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 6 June 2014

1. Christoph Willibald Gluck: Overture to Iphigénie en Aulide (6:45)
2. Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orpheus’ recitative and aria Malheureux, que j’ai fait – J’ai perdu mon Eurydice from Orphée et Eurydice (5:43)
3. Gioacchino Rossini: Overture to Aureliano in Palmira (6:56)
4. Gioacchino Rossini: Cyrus’ aria Ciro infelice from Ciro in Babilonia (9:54)
5. Gaetano Donizetti: Orsini’s toast from Lucrezia Borgia (3:25)
6. Sergey Prokofiev: Aria from the cantata Alexander Nevsky (7:24)
7. Amilcare Ponchielli: Aria of La Cieca Voce di donna from La Gioconda (4:08)
8. Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana (3:41)
9-10. Giuseppe Verdi: Azucena’s aria Stride la vampa from Il Trovatore (4:14)
11. Jules Massenet: Tirade of Madame de la Haltière from Cendrillon (2:54)
12. Gioacchino Rossini: Isabella’s aria Cruda sorte from L’Italiana in Algeri (4:18)


Sir Neville Marriner

MASTERS OF THE BATON

Sir Neville MARRINER – conductor
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

Recorded at the Auditorium of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań on 15 November 2013 during “Masters of the Baton” concert of the Poznań Philharmonic.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C major Jupiter, K. 551
(31:21)
I Allegro vivace
II Andante cantabile
III Menuet – Allegretto
IV Allegro molto

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
(35:02)
I Allegro con brio
II Larghetto
III Allegro
IV Allegro molto


Francesco Meli

WORLD OPERA STARS

Those Magnifi cent Men On The High Cs

Just like “soprano”, “alto”, or “bass”, the word “tenor” comes from Latin (from the verb “tenere” – to hold) and refers neither to the voice’s compass nor potential, but to its position in the four-part harmony system. The tenor is the central voice which “holds” the leading theme of a piece, while other voices draw their arabesques around it. As a matter of fact, we still talk about the “tenor” of somebody’s statement (its contents and meaning)… Thus, there are no extremities, no display; on the contrary, “tenor” is the golden mean, it is peace and temperance.

Piotr Kamiński

1. Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński Overture to Monbar czyli Flibustierowie (Monbar, or the Filibusters)
2.Matteo Salvi (?)* Marcello’s aria Inosservato penetrava – Angelo casto e bel from Act 4 of Il Duca d’Alba (The Duke of Alba)
3.Stanisław Moniuszko Kotylion, ballet music from Hrabina (The Countess)
4.Gaetano Donizetti Nemorino’s aria Quanto é bella from Act 1 of L’Elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love)
5.Gaetano Donizetti Roberto’s aria Ed ancor la tremenda porta from Act 3 of Roberto Devereux
6.Gaetano Donizetti Edgardo’s aria Tombe degl’avi miei from Act 3 of Lucia di Lammermoor
7.Giuseppe Verdi Manrico’s aria Ah si, ben mio from Act 3 of Il Trovatore (The Troubadour)
8.Giuseppe Verdi Riccardo’s aria Forse la soglia attinse from Act 1 of Un Ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball)
9.Giuseppe Verdi Oronte’s aria La mia letizia infondere from Act 2 of I Lombardi (The Lombards)
10.Giuseppe Verdi Rodolfo’s aria Quando le sere al placido from Act 2 of Luisa Miller

*aria erroneously attributed to Gaetano Donizetti

Producer – Wojciech Nentwig
Sound Engineer, mastering – Andrzej Solczak
Booklet edited by Anna Plenzler
Translated by Waldemar Łyś
Photograph of Francesco Meli by Mika Ceron
Photograph of Łukasz Borowicz by Marcin Kuran
Photographs of Piotr Kamiński and Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra by Antoni Hoffmann

Recorded at Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium in Poznań on 11 December 2009 during concert Gwiazdy Światowych Scen Operowych (World Opera Stars) series


GIOVANNA D’ARCO

Ladies and Gentlemen,

there is no such thing as a “bad” opera by Verdi. Even the worst of them (and each of us has his or her candidate…) will captivate the listener with the energy of musical narration, inspire with melodious invention, charm with instrumental detail. Each will also contain a gem, an aria, a duet, or a whole sequence to surpass everything written by the Master of Busseto’s rivals at the time.

Does it mean that we rate Giovanna d’Arco (première: Milan, La Scala, 15 Feb. 1845) among the composer’s “weakest” operas? By no means, and there are more reasons for this than just our conviction that the very question lacks sense. Like Haydn with his symphonies and string quartets, Verdi wrote operas all his life. Each of them constitutes not only an indispensable phase in his development, but also a step forward (1844: The Two Foscari), and a door open to the next stage of his career (1845: Alzira; 1846: Attila). With the brilliant title role tailored for one of the greatest opera singers of the time, Erminia Frezzolini, her two wonderful duets (with her beloved, king Charles, in act I, and with her father, Giacomo, in act III), spectacular crowd scenes, and brisk rhythms, the opera’s première proved a great success. It was played sixteen more times, and Milan organ grinders quickly added “hits” from the new piece to their repertoire. For the next quarter of the century, Giovanna d’Arco enjoyed a certain degree of popularity on European stages. Soon, however, it was to share the fate of other early operas by the author of Rigoletto, i.e. to fall into oblivion.

I believe it was caused not so much by its shortcomings, but… by our sullenness, for at the end of the 19th century we began to judge historical operas using criteria typical of the world of science rather than this of entertainment. Based upon a very simplifi ed tragedy by Schiller, the story of Saint Joan of Arc who falls in love with the beautiful king, gets betrayed by her father, and does not end at the stake, but dies a hero’s death on the battlefi eld, stood no chance. Unaware of great loss, we welcomed such works with ridicule or indignation.

Our production is the fi rst Polish staging of the opera with Polish cast (albeit with an Italian tenor cast in the role of king Charles VII). The audience of the Poznań Philharmonic has heard the concert version of Giovanna d’Arco, which grants the listeners’ imagination unadulterated freedom. In an era when directors’ infl ated egos mixed with stale prejudices towards the genre have them mock the libretto and show disdain for the music (as a result of which they often miss the meaning and style of a piece, i.e. its deepest identity), the concert performance lends it a new freshness. It is like a live recording: music resounds here and now; we can, however, close our eyes and in the privacy of our imagination, for our own purpose, create the theatrical ideal…

Piotr Kamiński

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Giovanna d’Arco
An Opera in Three Acts with a Prologue

Wioletta CHODOWICZ soprano – Joan of Arc
Andrea GIOVANNINI tenor – Charles VII
Artur RUCIŃSKI baritone – Giacomo
Mikołaj ADAMCZAK tenor – Delil
Adam PALKA bass – Talbot

Łukasz BOROWICZ conductor
Maciej Sztor assistant conductor

Teatr Wielki Choir in Poznań
Mariusz Otto preparation of the choir
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra
Piotr Kamiński artistic supervisor

CD 1

1. Overture (Sinfonia)

Prologue
2. Introduzione
3. Scena, Racconto e Cavatina
4. Scena (Giacomo)
5. Scena e Cavatina (Giovanna)
6. Finale del Prologo

Act I
7. Coro
8. Scena e Aria (Giacomo)
9. Scena e Romanza (Giovanna)
10. Scerna e Duetto – Finale primo

total time: 68:46

CD 2

Act II
1. Gran Marcia Trionfale
2. Scena e Romanza (Giacomo)
3. Finale Secondo

Act III
4. Scena e Duetto (Giovanna e Giacomo)
5. Battaglia
6. Scena e Romanza (Carlo)
7. Marcia Funebre
8. Scena – Finale Terzo

total time: 49:29

Producer – Wojciech Nentwig
Sound Engineer – Andrzej Solczak
Assistant Sound Engineer – Ludwik Sołtysiak
Mastering – Andrzej Solczak
Booklet edited by – Marlena Gnatowicz, Anna Plenzler
Translated by – Waldemar Łyś
Photographs by – Antoni Hoffmann

Opera w Filharmonii concert recorded at Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium in Poznań on 6 November 2010.

MUZA Polskie Nagrania


Franz Xaver Scharwenka

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4
POLISH NATIONAL DANCES

He was born in the middle of the XIXth century in Szamotuły. His father was German, and his mother – Polish. He completed his primary and secondary education in Szamotuły and Poznan, but he studied music in Berlin, where the Scharwenkas moved when Franz Xaver was a teenager. It is also there, where he began his career as a pianist and a composer and soon conquered Europe and South America (his opera Mataswintha was performed at the Metropolitan Opera). His works are well-know across the world, however, in Poland they are only being rediscovered.

In his music one can hear the rhythms of mazurkas, obereks, krakowiaks and polonaises which points to Polish traditions and the passion for Frederic Chopin’s music as the sources of his inspiration. It will suffice to buy his latest album published by Naxos to find out about it on one’s own. Scharwenk’s compositions performed by the pianist and the Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra under the conduction of Łukasz Borowicz were recorded at the University Hall at Adam Mickiewicz University – the concert hall of the Poznan Philharmonic.

Francois Xavier Poizat 1,4
Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra 1,2,3
Łukasz Borowicz 1,2,3

Piano Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 82 1

1. I. Allegro patetico

2. II. Intermezzo: Allegretto molto tranquillo

3. III. Lento maestoso

4. IV. Allegro con fuoco

5. Mataswintha – Opera: Overture 2

6. Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 46: II. Andante religioso

(arr. for harp, organ and strings, Op.46a) 3

Polish Dances, Op. 3 (excerpts) 4

7. No. 1 in E flat minor

8. No. 8 in B flat minor

9. No. 15 in B flat major

Total Playing Time: 01:07:28

Publishers: F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig (tracks 1-4), Breitkopf & Härtel (track 5), The Fleischer Collection

(track 6) and C. Fischer, New York (tracks 7-9).

Recorded at the Auditorium of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland,

from 14th to 19th September, 2009.

Producer: Wojciech Nentwig

Engineer: Andrzej Solczak

Booklet Note: Marlena Gnatowicz

Cover Image: The Cathedral in Poznań, the Greater Poland, (photo: Piotr Skórnicki)


THE GENIUS BORN TWICE
FESTIVAL INAUGURATION
OUR CHOPIN TODAY 2010.ON THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHOPIN’S BIRTH

Double album (DVD + CD)
The concert recorded at Poznan University Hall on February 21, 2010.

Aimi KOBAYASHI – piano
Marek PIJAROWSKI – conductor
Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra

Frédéric Chopin

1. Piano concerto in F minor op.21, No. 2
2. Mazurka in C sharp minor op. 63, No. 1
3. Waltz in E minor op. posth.
4. Nocturne in C sharp minor op. 27, No.1

Cameras – Maciej Springer, Kuba Lorenc, Mateusz Górny, Tomasz Chruściel
roduction – Łukasz Frocisz, Mariusz Kołodziejski
Sound engineering – Andrzej Solczak
TV Production – Leon Bielewicz / WTK
Project coordinator – Marian Szymański
Opening credits animation – horsefield www.horsefield.pl

1. Introduction – Andrzej Sułek

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto in F minor op. 21, No. 2

2. Maestoso
3. Larghetto
4. Allegro vivace

5. Mazurka in C sharp minor op. 63, No. 1
6. Waltz in E minor op. posth.
7. Nocturne in C sharp minor op. 27, No. 1

Sound Engineer – Andrzej Solczak
Assistant sound engineer – Ludwik Sołtysiak

Honorary Patronage:
Bogdan Zdrojewski, The Minister of Culture and National Heritage
Marek Woźniak, The Marshal of Greater Poland Province
Carried out thanks to the financial support of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage


FOLLOWING THE CHOPIN’S FOOSTEPS IN GREATER POLAND PROVINCE

Frederic Chopin spent the first half of his life in his homeland, while the other one in Paris. Therefore, Warsaw and Paris share this unique existence, even though those two milieus, in which Chopin led his life, bear hardly any resemblance. Chopin – as an artist and a person – matured in the first half of his life – this is when his sensitivity and personality were shaped. We possess vast knowledge of Chopin´s relations with Warsaw and Mazovia Province. Little do we know, however, of his contacts with Greater Poland Province, even though they played a significant role in his life and works. Thanks to this DVD one may follow Chopin´s footsteps in Greater Poland Province and discover places he or she has never reached before.

Production:
Zdzisław Dworzecki – script
Józef Kowalewski – filming
Jerzy Tierling, Jan Zielifski – sound
Wiesław Jagsch, Antoni Karolczak – film editing
Stanisława Lewandowicz – production manager
Janina Karasińska-Frydryszek – narrator
Emilia Skalska – editor
Marian Szymański – Project coordination

The project was carried out thanks to the financial support of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage
The album was produced by TVP SA Poznan Branch


Jacek Sykulski | Eugeniusz Wachowiak

FREEDOM COMES TIME FOR US

Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra
Jacek Sykulski – conductor

The Academic Choir of Adam Mickiewicz University, Jacek Sykulski – preparation
Poznan Chamber Choir, Bartosz Michałowski – preparation
Poznan Boy’s Choir, Jacek Sykulski – preparation

Marzena MICHAŁOWSKA – soprano (3, 4, 6)
Aleksandra LEWANDOWSKA – soprano (3, 6)
Jędrzej OWSIANNY – male soprano (7)
Maciej PABICH – piano (2)

  1. Rota (music: Feliks Nowowiejski, lyrics: Maria Konopnicka)
  2. Marsylianka Wielkopolska (music: Feliks Nowowiejski, lyrics: Stanisław Rybka)
    Wolności dla nas idzie czas (music: Jacek Sykulski, lyrics: Eugeniusz Wachowiak)
  3. Postludium. Taka mi jesteś…
  4. Kondukt Franciszka Ratajczaka
  5. Batalia
  6. Po moich ojcach…
  7. Rota. Dzieci rodziców….

Publisher: Poznan Philharmonic
Sound engineering and mastering: Andrzej Solczak
Project coordination: Marian Szymański
Graphic design: Przemek Modliński STUDIO X
Cooperation: Radio Merkury S.A.


Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz | Leszek Aleksander Moczulski

JOY OF MERCY

The CD titled Radość Miłosierdzia (Joy of Mercy) comprises a recording of the first performance of a piece ordered by Poznan Philharmonic on the thirtieth anniversary of the election of the Pope John Paul II. The masterpiece by Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz and Aleksander Moczulski was performed for the first time by 200 artists from Poznan and Cracow at Poznan Collegiate Church on October 16, 2008.

Rafał Jacek DELEKTA – conductor

  1. Interludium
  2. Purgatorium
  3. Czy jest wyjście
  4. Pod pieczęcią Twą
  5. Hojność
  6. Lecz Ty wiekuistość
  7. Wielkie są pustki
  8. Św. Faustyno wstaw się za nami
  9. Modlitw naszych Tyś przyczyną
  10. Dróg zawiłość
  11. Jest cisza
  12. Ogród
  13. Napowietrzne nasze drogi
  14. Bez tchu
  15. Radość miłosierdzia

Sound engineering: Andrzej Solczak


Samuel Ramey

GWIAZDY ŚWIATOWYCH SCEN OPEROWYCH
(WORLD OPERA STARS)

Samuel Ramey Live

Samuel Ramey Live contains a recording of the first and the only concert of a legendary bass Samuel Marey who performed with Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Łukasz Borowicz in University Auditorium on December 5, 2008. The event was a part of concert series World Opera Stars.

Samuel RAMEY – bas
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Orkiestra Filharmonii Poznańskiej

Charles Gounod – Faust – ballet music

  1. Les Nubiennes
  2. Adagio
  3. Danse Antique
  4. Variations de Cleopâtre
  5. Les Troyenes
  6. Danse de Phryne

Arrigo Boito – Mefistofeles

  1. Ave Signor!
  2. Son lo Spirito
  3. Ecco il mondo
  4. Giuseppe Verdi – I Vespri Siciliani – uwertura
  5. Giuseppe Verdi – Simon Boccanegra – Il lacerato spirito
  6. Giuseppe Verdi – Don Carlos – Ella giammai m’amo
  7. Giuseppe Verdi – Attyla – Uldino! Uldino!… Mentre gonfi arsi l’anima
  8. Giuseppe Verdi – Il Barbiere di Sivilglia – La Calunnia

STRAIGHT FROM GREATER POLAND

Karol Kurpiński (1785-1857)

Recorded: 18-22.09.2007, St. Joseph Chuch of the Discaled Carmelitan Friars in Poznań.

Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Kornel WOLAK – clarinet
Tadeusz Szeligowski Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

  1. Overture to the opera The Czorsztyn Castle, or Boyomir and Wanda
  2. Overture to the opera The Ruins of Babylon
  3. Overture to the opera Calmora, or the American’s Paternal Right
  4. Overture to the opera Jadwiga, Queen of Poland
  5. Overture to the opera Superstition, or Cracoviennes and Highlanders
  6. Clarinem Concerto In B flat major

Recording producers: Gabriela Blicharz, Lech Dudzik
Mastering: Gabriela Blicharz
Cover design: Janina Piechowicz
Design: Tadeusz Kuczyński

Photos: Antoni Hoffmann, Marcin Kuran
Edited by Anna Świderska-Schwerin
This recording was made possible by funding from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.


TADEUSZ SZELIGOWSKI
CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA

Recorded at the auditorium of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland,
From 19th to 21st December, 2006, and from 20th to 22nd February, 2007

Mariusz SMOLIJ – Conductor
Bogdan CZAPIEWSKI – Piano
Anna ZIÓŁKOWSKA – Violin solo *
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

Tadeusz Szeligowski

  1. Comedy Overture (1952)
  2. Four Polish Dances (1954)
    Procession
    Waltz from the Lublin region
    Bucolic Dance
    Oberek*
  3. Piano Concerto (1941)
    Allegro con brio
    Andante
    Allegro risoluto
  4. Nocturne for Orchestra (1947)
  5. Concerto for orchestra (1930)
    Allegro con brio *

    Andante con moto
    Allegro vivace

All Works World Premiere Commercial Recordings Special thanks to Government of the Wielkopolska Province and LOT Polish Airlines.

Producer: Mariusz Smolij
Recording, engineering and editing by Lech Dudzik and Julitla Emanuitow
Publisher: PWM Edition (Polskie Wydawniclwo Muzyczne), Krakow. Poland
Booklet notes: Janusz Kępiński and Mariusz Smolij
Cover painting of Tadeusz Szeligowski by Waldemar Świerzy.


XIII INTERNATIONAL HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
VIOLIN COMPETITION

Poznań, 14-29 October 2006
Competition Chronicle vol. 11 – CD

Tadeusz WOJCIECHOWSKI – conductor
Agata SZYMCZEWSKA, violin, Poland (33)
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

Henri Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.22

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Andante ma non troppo
  3. Finale. Allegro moderato (Alla zingara)

Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio di molto
  3. Allegro, ma non tanto

Sound engineering: Małgorzata Polańska, Lech Tołwiński, Marcin Domżał
Poster design: Igor Morski
Manufactured by TAKT, Poland
DUX 2006


XIII INTERNATIONAL HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
VIOLIN COMPETITION

Poznań, 14-29 October 2006
Competition Chronicle vol. 10 – CD

Tadeusz WOJCIECHOWSKI – dyrygent
Lev SOLODOVNIKOV – skrzypce, Rosja (28)
Orkiestra Filharmonii Poznańskiej

Henri Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, op. 14

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Preghiera. Larghetto
  3. Rondo. Allegro giocoso

Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio di molto
  3. Allegro ma non tanto

Sound engineering: Małgorzata Polańska, Lech Tołwiński, Marcin Domżał
Poster design: Igor Morski
Manufactured by TAKT, Poland
DUX 2006


XIII INTERNATIONAL HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
VIOLIN COMPETITION

Poznań, 14-29 October 2006
Competition Chronicle vol. 9 – CD

Tadeusz WOJCIECHOWSKI – conductor
Lev SOLODOVNIKOV – violin, Russia (28)
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

Henri Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, op. 14

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Preghiera. Larghetto
  3. Rondo. Allegro giocoso

Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47

  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace – Poco piu mesto

Sound engineering: Małgorzata Polańska, Lech Tołwiński, Marcin Domżał
Poster design: Igor Morski
Manufactured by TAKT, Poland
DUX 2006


JOANNA KOZŁOWSKA, SOPRANO
VERDI, PUCCINI – ARIAS

Grzegorz NOWAK – conductor
Poznań Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Giacomo Puccini(1858-1924)

  1. Si, mi chamiano Mimi – “La Bohème”,
    act I (Mimi)
  2. Donde lieta usci al tuo grido d’amore – “La Bohème”, act III (Mimi)
  3. Un bel di, vedremo – “Madama Butterfly”, act
    II (Butterfly)
  4. Tu.Piccolo Iddio – “Madama Butterfly”, act
    III (Butterfly)
  5. Signore ascolta – “Turandot”, act I (Liù)
  6. Tu che di gel sei cinta – “Turandot”, act
    III (Liù)
  7. Vissi d’arte – “Tosca”, act II (Tosca)
  8. I mio babbino caro – Gianni Schicchi (Lauretta)

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

  1. Pace, mio Dio – “La forza del destino” act
    IV (Leonora)
  2. Era più calmo?…Emilia, te ne prego.Piangea
    cantando.Ave Maria
     – “Otello”, act IV (Desdemona)

Recording created with co-operation of Henryk Wieniawski
Music Company,

with participation of Marshal’s
Office of the Wielkopolska Region in Poznań

Recorded at the Concert Hall of the Adam Mickiewicz
University in Poznań,

26th-28th and 30th of August, 2004

Recording supervisor & sound engineering: Lech Dudzik,
Gabriela Blicharz
Co-ordinator of recording from Henryk Wieniawski Music
Company: Ewa Mikołajczak
Editor: Agnieszka Kurpisz
Cover design: Tadeusz Kazubek
Cover photo: Tanja Niemann


OPERA ARIAS

Grzegorz NOWAK – conductor
Wojtek DRABOWICZ – baritone
Poznań Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

W.A.Mozart
– Champagne Air from “Don Giovanni” (Don Giovanni)
– Hai gia vinta la causa! from “Marriage of Figaro” (The Count)

G.Verdi
– Di Provenza il Mar from “Traviata” (Georgio Germont)
– Cortigiani from “Rigoletto” (Rigoletto)

A.Borodin
– Ni sna, ni oddycha izmuczennoj dusze from “Kniaź Igor” (Igor)

P.Czajkowski
– Wy mnie pisali from “Eugeniusz Oniegin” (Oniegin)
– Kto możet srawnitsa z Matildoj mojej from “Jolanta” (Robert)
– Ja was liubliu from “Pique Dame” (Jelecki)

G.Bizet
– Couplets of Toreador from “Carmen”

R.Wagner
– Song to the evening star from “Tannhäuser” (Wolfram)

Recorded in March 2005 at the Concert Hall of the
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland

Małgorzata Polańska, Lech Tołwiński – recording supervisor & sound
engineering
Dorota Tarnowska-Antosik, Dariusz Seweryn – digital editing
Marcin Targoński – consultation
Agnieszka Zakrzewska – cover photo
Rafał Dymerski – page layout


CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ
Y DANZAS PARA GUITARRA

José Maria FLORENCIO Júnior – coductor
Przemysław HAŁUSZCZAK – guitar
Tadeusz SZELIGOWSKI Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

  1. Bulerias – Juan Martin
  2. Bossa in Re – Jorge Morel
  3. Danza Brazileira – Jorge Morel
  4. Tango En Skay – Roland Dyens
  5. Miller’s Dance – Manuel de Falla
  6. The death of Angel – Astor Piazzola
  7. Bless You Mr. R. – Cezary Krajewski
  8. Rumba in B minor – Przemysław Hałuszczak

Przemysław Hałuszczak – guitar, mouth organ (7),

Zbigniew Łowżył – keyboard (3,7,8), percussion,

Dominik Dębski – viola (3,7,8)

Arranged – P. Hałuszczak

J. Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez

  1. I Allegro con spirito
  2. II Adagio
  3. III Allegro gentile

Paweł Hałuszczak – guitar
Tadeusz Szeligowski Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra
J. Maria Florencio Júnior – conductor
Recording and mastering – DUX


CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
CELLO CONCERTOS NOS. 1&2
CELLO SONATA NO. 1
THE SWAN
CD

José Maria FLORENCIO Júnior – conductor
JEREMY FINDLAY – cello
Elena BRASLAVSKY – piano
Poznań Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

I Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.33

  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Allegro con moto
  3. Allegro non troppo

II Cello Concerto No.2 in D minor, op.119

  1. Allegro moderato e maestoso – Andante sostenuto
  2. Allegro non troppo – Cadenza ad libitum – Mouvement du l
    er Morceaux – Molto allegro

I Cello Sonata in C minor, op.32

  1. Allegro
  2. Andante tranquillo sostenuto
  3. Allegro moderato

The Swan (from Carnival of the Anilmals)
Original version for cello and two pianos
Jeremy Findlay – cello
Elena Braslavsky – piano
Anna Stempin – Janowska – piano
Poznań Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
José Maria Florêncio Júnior – conductor
DUX 2004


POZNAŃ PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

JOSÉ MARIA FLORENCIO JÚNIOR – conductor
JEAN-MARC FESSARD – clarinet

Jaques Bondon – October Concerto for clarinet
and string orchestra

  1. Allegro con fuoco
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegro un poco vivace

– Concerto des Offrandes for clarnet and orchestra

  1. Offrande pour hier
  2. Offrande pour aujourd’hui
  3. Offrande pour demain

Henri Tomasi – Concerto for clarinet and string
orchestra + harp

  1. Allegro giocoso
  2. Nocturne
  3. Scherzo final

Recorded in September, 2002

Małgorzata Polańska, Lech Tołwiński – Recording Producer

Marcin Domżał – digital editing

Anna Tkaczyk – consultation
Jean-Marc Fessard – producer
Teatr Kameralny STPS-u w Szczecinie – cooproduction
Agnieszka Zakrzewska – design
Rafał Dymerski – page layout
Tomasz Jeż – editor
DUX 2003


XII INTERNATIONAL HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
VIOLIN COMPETITION

Poznań, October 2001
Competition Chronicle – vol. 7 – CD

Josć Maria FLORENCJO Junior – conductor (6 – 8,9)
Roman SIMOVIC (Yugoslav) – II prize
Żanna PARCHOMOWSKA – piano (1,2-5)
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra (6 – 8,9)

Henri Wieniawski: Variations on an original theme Op. 15

Johannes Brahms: Sonata for violin No. 3 D minor Op. 108

  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio
  3. Un poco presto e con sentimento
  4. Presto agitato

Henri Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Preghiera. Larghetto
  3. Rondo. Allegro giocoso

Henri Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante no. 1, Op.4, D major

Live recording of competition auditions
Recorded at the auditorium of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, October 2001
Artistic Producer: Jan Popis

Sound Engineering: Gabriela Blicharz, Lech Dudzik, Zbigniew Kusiak, Andrzej Solczak
Mastering: Joachim Krukowski, Radio “Merkury” S.A., Poznań (Sonic Solutions)
Design: perfect g2
Editor: Romuald Połczyński, Jan Popis
P & C 2001 POLSKIE RADIO S.A., Warsaw
TOWARZYSTWO MUZYCZNE IM. HENRYKA WIENIAWSKIEGO in Poznań
Compact Disc Digital Audio


XII INTERNATIONAL HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
VIOLIN COMPETITION

Poznań, October 2001
Competition Chronicle – vol. 6 – CD

Josć Maria FLORENCJO Junior – conductor
Soojin HAN (Korea) – II prize
Marcin SIKORSKI – piano (1,2-4)
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra (5 -7,8)

Henri Wieniawski: Variations on an original theme Op. 15

Johannes Brahms: Sonata for violin No. 2 A major Op. 100

  1. Allegro amabile
  2. Andante tranąuillo
  3. Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante)

Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio di molto
  3. Allegro, ma non tanto

Henri Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante no. 1, Op.4, D major

Live recording of competition auditions
Recorded at the auditorium of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, October 2001
Artistic Producer: Jan Popis
Sound Engineering: Gabriela Blicharz, Lech Dudzik, Zbigniew Kusiak, Andrzej Solczak

Mastering: Joachim Krukowski, Radio “Merkury” S.A., Poznań (Sonic Solutions)
Design: perfect g2
Editor: Romuald Połczyński, Jan Popis
P & C 2001 POLSKIE RADIO S.A., Warsaw
TOWARZYSTWO MUZYCZNE IM. HENRYKA WIENIAWSKIEGO in Poznań
Compact Disc Digital Audio


XII INTERNATIONAL HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
VIOLIN COMPETITION

Poznań, October 2001
Competition Chronicle – vol. 5 – CD

Josć Maria FLORENCJO Junior – conductor (3 – 5,6)
Alona BAEVA (Rosja) – I prize
Guiouzal KARIEVA – piano (2)
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra (3-5,6)

Nathan Milstein: Paganiniana for violin
Henri Wieniawski: Fantasy on theme from “Faust” by Gounod Op. 20
Piotr Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Canzonetta. Andante
  3. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo

Henryk Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante no. 1, Op.4, D major

Live recording of competition auditions
Recorded at the auditorium of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, October 2001
Artistic Producer: Jan Popis
Sound Engineering: Gabriela Blicharz, Lech Dudzik, Zbigniew Kusiak, Andrzej Solczak
Mastering: Joachim Krukowski, Radio “Merkury” S.A., Poznań (Sonic Solutions)
Design: perfect g2
Editor: Romuald Połczyński, Jan Popis
P & C 2001 POLSKIE RADIO S.A., Warsaw

TOWARZYSTWO MUZYCZNE IM. HENRYKA WIENIAWSKIEGO in Poznań
Compact Disc Digital Audio


POZNAŃ MUSIC SPRING

Tadeusz SZELIGOWSKI (1896-1963) Concerto for clarinet
and orchestra

  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio Cantabile
  3. Allegro risoluto

Ludwik Kurkiewicz – clarinet

Great Poland Symphony Orchestra named K. Kurpiński

Zygmunt Mahlik – conductor

Recorded 2nd of April 1968 during The VIII Poznań
Music Spring

Jerzy Młodziejowski (1909-1985)

  1. Concerto for two oboes and orchestra

Mieczysław Koczorowski and Jerzy Nawrocki – oboes

Karol Kurpiński Great Poland Symphony Orchestra

Zygmunt Mahlik – conductor

Recorded (first performance) 2nd of April 1968
during The VIII Poznań Music Spring

Stefan Bolesław Paradowski (1902-1967)

Concerto for harp, flute and string orchestra op.
59 no.1

Allegro grazioso

  1. Adagietto espressivo
  2. Allegretto con moto e giocoso

Urszula Mazurek – harp

Włodzimierz Tomaszczuk – flute

Poznań Chamber Orchestra

Renard Czajkowski – conductor

Recorded 28th of March 1974 during The XIV Poznań
Music Spring

Florian Dąbrowski (1913)

  1. Lyric cantate for soprano solo, mixed chorus and percussion

(1956, poem – Kazimierz Hoffmann “Nad Safoną”)

Anastazja Tomaszewska – soprano,

Choir of Public College of Music

Poznań Percussion Ensemble

Conductor – Edmunt Maćkowiak

Recorded (first performance) 21th of April 1966
during The VI Poznań Music Spring

Florian Dąbrowski (1913)

  1. Rhythms and colours for percussion ensemble

Jerzy Zgodziński’s Poznań Percussion Ensemble

Recorded (first performance) 21th of April 1966
during The VI Poznań Music Spring

Producent: Polish Composers’ Union – Departament in Poznań

Partners : Tadeusz Szeligowski Poznań Philharmonic, Radio Merkury Poznań,
II Program of “Polskie Radio”
Recorded by “Polskie Radio”


TADEUSZ SZELIGOWSKI IN MEMORIAM

Performers:

Zbigniew GRACA – conductor
Andrzej BOREJKO – conductor
Agnieszka KUROWSKA – soprano
Paweł DROBNIK – clarinet
Poznań Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Page A

  1. Andante for clarinet and orchestra* (1933)
    – first performance
  2. Rapsod for soprano and symphonic
    orchestra* 
    (1949);

text – J. Słowacki

Page B

  1. Kaziuki – suite for orchestra (1928)

Fair
Waltz
Dajna
March
Rauda
Byelorussian Dance

*Recorded live from the concert 28.02.1997 which
included festival Tadeusz Szeligowski in memoriam;

Recorded at the Concert Hall of the Adam Mickiewicz
University in Poznań

Suite Kaziuki- studio recording, 09.01.1996

Recording supervisor & sound engineering: – Andrzej
Solczak
Editor of cassette- Tadeusz Szantruczek, Maciej Jabłoński
Recording created with co-operation of Radio Merkury
S.A.


ALBERTO GINASTERA
ESTANCIA / OLLANTAY / PANAMBI

Andrzej BOREJKO – conductor
Poznań Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

ESTANCIA (1941) suite

  1. Los trabajadores agricolas
  2. La manana – Danza del trio
  3. Los peonem de hacjenda
  4. Danza final – Malambo

OLLANTAY (1947) Tres Movimento Sinfonicos

  1. Paisaje de Ollantaytambo
  2. Los querreros
  3. La muerte de Ollantay

PANAMBI (1937) Legenda Coreografica

  1. Claro de luna sobre el Parana

  2. Fiesta indygena/Ronda de las doncellas/

Danza de los querreros

  1. Escena
  2. Pantomima del amor eterno
  3. Canto de Guirahu/Juego de las deidades del agua/Inquietud
    de la tribu/Suplica de Panambi
  4. Invocacion a los espiritus poderosos
  5. Danza del hechicero
  6. Lamento de las doncellas
  7. El amanecer

Recorded live; May, 13th, 14th 1993, Poznań, Poland

Engineered: Markus Heiland, Andreas Lemie
Edited and mastered by Markus Heiland
Produced by Annette Schediwy-Mackrel
Executive producer: Uwe Buschkötter
Co-production 1993 Dresdner Musikfestspiele and LARGO Records
Music published by Boosey&Hawkes M.P.Ltd.


LAUDATE DOMINUM OMNES GENTES

Stefan STULIGROSZ – conductor
Ryszard KARCZYKOWSKI – tenor
Boy’s and Men’s Choir ” The Poznań Nightingales”
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

  1. A.Stradella: Pita Signore*
  2. W.A.Mozart: Laudate pueri (Vesperae solemnes de confessore K.V.339)
  3. J.S.Bach/Ch.Gounod: Ave Maria*
  4. C.Franck: Panis angelicus (Messe à trois voix op.12)*
  5. W.A.Mozart: Dixit Dominus (Vesperae solemnes de confessore K.V.339)
  6. G.F.Haendel: Largo (Xerxes)
  7. G.Bizet: Agnus Dei*
  8. Ch.Gounod: Laudate Dominum
  9. W.A.Mozart: Ave, verum corpus K.V.618
  10. G. Rossini: Cuius animam (Stabat Mater)
  11. F.Schubert: Ave Maria op. 52, no.6
  12. G.Fauré: Crucifix chant religieuse*
  13. G.F.Haendel: Alleluja

*arr. Stefan Stuligrosz
Ryszard Karczykowski, tenor (1,3,4,6,7,9,10,11,12)
Andrzej Tatarski, organ (3,8,11)
Boys’ and Men’s Choir “The Poznan Nightingales” (1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13)
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra (1,2,4,5,6,7,9,10,12,13)
Stefan Stuligrosz, conductor

Recorded with participation of Ministry of Culture and Art
Recorded at the Concert Hall of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland; 4/1991

Producer: CASSICORD (M. Olszewska, M. Gola)
Editor: Maria Grubecka
Photo: R. Kołecki
Front cover: On the Concert Hall of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań


OPERA GALA

WOJCIECH MICHNIEWSKI – conductor
RYSZARD KARCZYKOWSKI – tenor
The Poznań Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

  1. G. Verdi(1813-1901)
    La Forza del destino – overture
  2. G. Bizet(1838-1875)
    La fleur que tu m’avais jetée (Carmen,
    act II – Don José)
  3. G. Puccini(1858-1924)
    Che gelida manina (“La Bohème”, act I –
    Rodolfo)
  4. G. Rossini(1792-1868)
    Italiana In Algieri – overture
  5. G. Donizetti(1797-1848)
    Spirto gentil (“La Favorita” – Fernando)
  6. G. Donizetti
    Una furtiva lagrima (“L’Élisir d’amore”,
    act II – Nemorino)
  7. G. Verdi
    Les vêpres siciliennes – overture
  8. G. Puccini
    Recondita armonia (“Tosca”, act I – Cavaradossi)
  9. G. Verdi
    La donna é mobile (“Rigoletto”, act IV
    – The Duke of Mantua)
  10. S.Moniuszko(1819-1872)
    Halka – overture

Recorded 8th of September 1990, Concert Hall of
the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Recording & publishing: 1991 POLmusic
International Records, Warszawa, Polska
Managing Director: Andrzej Bronarski


MIECZYSŁAW KARŁOWICZ – Serenade
WOJCIECH KILAR – Orawa, Hoary Fog
CD

WOJCIECH MICHNIEWSKI – conductor
Polish Chamber Orchestra
Poznań Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876-1909)

Serenade for Strings in G Major, op. 2

  1. March (Allegro moderato)
  2. Romance (Andante con moto)
  3. Waltz (Allegro moderato)
  4. Finale (Allegretto non troppo)

Polish Chamber Orchestra

Jan Stanienda – leader

Wojciech Kilar (ur.1932)

  1. Hoary Fog ** for baritone and orchestra

Andrzej Bachleda Curuś – tenor

Poznań Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Janusz Purzycki – leader

  1. Orawa*

Polish Chamber Orchestra

Jan Stanienda – leader

Jerzy Klocek – cello solo

*Recording from 1988, Warsaw

**Recording from 18th and 19th of May 1988, Adam Mickiewicz Concert Hall in Poznań

Recording Producer: Lech Dudzik, Krzysztof Drab
Mastering: Julita Emanuiłow


POZNAŃ MUSIC SPRING – APRIL’ 88
ANALOG RECORDING

Aleksander LASOŃ – Concerto Pablo Casals in memoriam

Wojciech MICHNIEWSKI – conductor
Roman JABŁOŃSKI – cello
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

Andrzej Dobrowolski – Music for orchestra no. 7

Jerzy Bauer – Bright Twitter
Jadwiga Kotnowska – flute
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

Wojciech Michniewski – conductor

Live recording
MUZA


Tadeusz Baird

PSYCHODRAMA
TOMORROW

1. Psychodrama
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Wojciech Michniewski

Producer: A. Karużas. Recording Engineer: K. Diakon. Recorded in 1980

2. Tomorrow
Jessica: Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa, mezzo-soprano
Jozue: Jerzy Artysz, bass
Ozias: Janusz Ostrowski, actor
Poznań Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Renard Czajkowski

Producer: A. Karużas. Recording Engineer: K. Diakon. Recorded in 1973

Recorded in Poland. Released under licence from Polskie Nagrania.

Total playing time: 63’39

Produced by Olympia Compact Discs Ltd.,
Glenthorne House,
Hammersmith Grove,
Londyn W6 0LG.

Made in England by Disctronics (Europe) Ltd.

Front cover: Jerzy Rosołowicz, Relief Dwustronny IV (1965-70)