It remains an open question whether Bach’s six trio-sonatas fall into the category of keyboard music or chamber music. Bach adopted the then quite common form of the Italian trio-sonata not only for compositional but also for pedagogic reasons. It is also difficult to say how much of the musical material was written specifically for this cycle. At the same time they are exercises demanding an extremely high level of artistry in playing three independent voices with two hands and pedals. The student-originally in this particular case this was probably Wilhelm Friedemann Bach- is to learn thereby not only manual dexterity but also compositional technique. At first sight these pieces may look rather complex, but in fact the upper voices with their richly embellished lines proceed from a quite normal solid harmonic structure that is essentially a product of the basso continuo style. In addition, music for three independent voices provides an excellent opportunity for showing how an organ, with its distinct separate manual and pedal sections, can really sound like three different instruments simultaneously. This music is performed on The Organ of Joachim Wagner in Siedlce, an instrument discovered in 2002 in the village church in Pruszyn.

FLUTE O'CLOCK

Saxophone Impressions

Zamuszko: Works for Orchestra

WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA

Krzysztof Penderecki is one of the most famous and prominent living Polish composers. Symphonies have a special place in his legacy, but until now have never been recorded in a series under his artistic direction. In celebration of his 80th birthday, DUX presents the best performances of his works with the Sinfonia luventus. His great musical authority influences the young musicians' energetic and fresh sound.

In magnate Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, burials of the nobility necessitated an appropriately solemn ceremony. + An elaborate Castrum doloris was built, on which the deceased was solemnly laid. + An elaborate liturgical ceremony with music began, accompanied by appropriate sacred songs and instrumental intradas and such as appears on this CD. + Almost all songs performed were selected from A. Piotrkowczyk’s Processionale (Cracow, 1621). + Appropriate instrumental funeral music occupies the transitions.

Krzysztof Penderecki is one of the most famous and prominent living Polish composers. Symphonies have a special place in his legacy, but until now have never been recorded in a series under his artistic direction. In celebration of his 80th birthday, DUX presents the best performances of his works with the Sinfonia luventus. His great musical authority influences the young musicians' energetic and fresh sound.

Time focuses on the present moment-one moment from an endless stream of moments. Every piece of music has a core that transcends time and pierces the inevitable chain of unraveling events. But what is the music of the future? Since one cannot know, the focus must be on the present, bringing to the fore well-considered samples of the most forward-thinking composers; in the case of this Dux release (mostly) young composers, all hailing from different parts of the world: Switzerland, Brazil, Japan, USA and Georgia; works that represent different potential avenues into the future.

OVERTURE TO THE BALLET THE CRE

In 2016 the Witold Lutoslawski Chamber Philharmonic in Lomza organized the educational campaign “Colors of Music” for the second time. It has been realized under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The campaign is interdisciplinary; as it combines visual arts and music of representatives of various periods. By developing musical-plastic imagination, the organizers wanted to make young receivers of art sensitive to its multidimensionality. The artists of the Philharmonic unraveled the mystery of the musical world, performing concerts enriched with a lecture, presentation of musical instruments, and recordings. An art competition addressed to the oldest kindergarten groups and pupils up to 11 years of age, educational centers in Lomza and its surroundings concluded those activities. The current album constitutes an integral element in the campaign Colors of Music. Its founders and organizers assume that appropriately presented classical music is a great tool for developing imagination, creativity, and sensitivity. The campaign pursues a continual objective of promoting culture in its universal character, particularly among young listeners, by means of experiencing music with many senses, as well as by the influence of music on aesthetic and emotional tones. This release in the campaign presents music for two flutes, performed by flutists Lukasz Dlugosz and Agata Kielar-Dlugosz.

FANTASIA, BALLAD, NOCTURN, MAZ

ELAN, CONCERTINO, CANTI, CAPRI

Featured on the present recording are three concertos from Andrzej Panufnik: the Piano Concerto (1961), Violin Concerto (1971) and Cello Concerto (1991). Written at the behest of Yehudi Menuhin, Panufnik said of his Violin Concerto, "I felt the pull of my childhood memories - the smell of wood as my father constructed his instruments, and my mother's constant playing - so that the work became a sort of pilgrimage into my past and inevitably emerged filled with Polish atmosphere." Structurally based on the shape of the mandorla, the Cello Concerto was the composer's last major work, premiered after his death by Mstislav Rostropovich and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Nikodemowicz: Works for Violin & Piano