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Kolysz sie kolysz (Sway, Oh Sway)

$19.99

Details

Composer
Zuzanna Koziej, Traditional
Artist
Astrolabium Choir
Format
CD
Label
DUX
Released
May 16, 2025
Catalog #
DUX2131
UPC
5902547021317

About

The album contains compositions for female and mixed choir by a young artist, Zuzanna Koziej, fascinated by traditional culture. They are based on Kurpie, Vilnius, Lublin and other melodies present in many variants in various regions of Poland. These compositions are a response to the need to show a nostalgic, lyrical version of folk music. The works are largely improvised - the parts written down in the score are supplemented by solo vocal and instrumental improvisations. The latter is the responsibility of Tomasz Drozdek, a multi-instrumentalist who perfectly plays the cimbalom, bells, pipes, percussion instruments, pump organ, zither and lyre. In the works by Zuzanna Koziej, folk melodies take on a shape no less natural and authentic than in their original context. Their author speaks her own, honest language, in which the musical layer closely coincides with the text. The Astrolabium Choir fits perfectly into the magical sound aura of the entire album, bringing to mind the old tradition of polyphonic singing, present in the everyday life of the inhabitants of the Polish countryside.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Święty Janie (arr. Z. Koziej for voice, choir and chamber ensemble) 02:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    Święty Janie (arr. Z. Koziej for voice, choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Iga Czyżykowska, Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  2. 2 Rozpalił nam Pan Bóg (arr. Z. Koziej for voice, choir and percussion) 02:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Rozpalił nam Pan Bóg (arr. Z. Koziej for voice, choir and percussion)
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Joanna Czajkowska, Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  3. 3 Sowa na gaju siada (arr. Z. Koziej for voices and chamber ensemble) 04:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sowa na gaju siada (arr. Z. Koziej for voices and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Joanna Czajkowska, Zuzanna Koziej, Kinga Litowska, Tomasz Drozdek
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  4. 4 Ruta (arr. Z. Koziej for voice, choir and chamber ensemble) 04:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ruta (arr. Z. Koziej for voice, choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Joanna Czajkowska, Kinga Litowska, Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  5. 5 Oj, ty rzeko (arr. Z. Koziej for 2 voices, choir and chamber ensemble) 05:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    Oj, ty rzeko (arr. Z. Koziej for 2 voices, choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Joanna Czajkowska, Michał Sulik, Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  6. 6 Sady moje, sady (arr. Z. Koziej for choir and chamber ensemble) 02:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sady moje, sady (arr. Z. Koziej for choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  7. 7 Pozic mamo raz (arr. Z. Koziej for choir and chamber ensemble) 04:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    Pozic mamo raz (arr. Z. Koziej for choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  8. 8 W polu lipeńka (arr. Z. Koziej for 2 voices, choir and chamber ensemble) 03:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    W polu lipeńka (arr. Z. Koziej for 2 voices, choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Iga Czyżykowska, Aleksander Niklas, Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  9. 9 Poznałem dziewczyna (arr. Z. Koziej for voice, choir and chamber ensemble) 03:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    Poznałem dziewczyna (arr. Z. Koziej for voice, choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Michał Sulik, Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  10. 10 Zaświeć niesiądzu (arr. Z. Koziej for choir and chamber ensemble) 04:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    Zaświeć niesiądzu (arr. Z. Koziej for choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  11. 11 Oj lulaj, lulaj (arr. Z. Koziej for voice, choir and chamber ensemble) 03:11
    Track
    11
    Title
    Oj lulaj, lulaj (arr. Z. Koziej for voice, choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Zuzanna Koziej, Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  12. 12 Matulu moja (arr. Z. Koziej for choir and percussion) 02:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    Matulu moja (arr. Z. Koziej for choir and percussion)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  13. 13 Kołyszże się kołysz (arr. Z. Koziej for choir and chamber ensemble) 02:49
    Track
    13
    Title
    Kołyszże się kołysz (arr. Z. Koziej for choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska
  14. 14 Wianku, wianeczku 04:30
    Track
    14
    Title
    Wianku, wianeczku
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Zuzanna Koziej
    Performer
    Tomasz Drozdek
    Ensemble
    Chór Astrolabium
    Conductor
    Kinga Litowska