Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 6 / Wit, Polish Rso

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
April 14, 1999
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      LUTOSLAWSKI
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Antoni, Olga, Wit, Pasichnyk
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 14, 1999
    • UPC
      636943428320
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8554283
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Allegro giusto

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    2. Poco adagio

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    3. Allegretto misterioso

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    4. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    5. Oj, mi sie owiesek

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    6. Ich, w tej studni

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    7. Kukuleczka kuka

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    8. Part I

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    9. Part II

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    10. Part III

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    11. Part IV

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    12. I La belle-de-nuit (The Marvel of Peru)

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    13. II La sauterelle (The Grasshopper)

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    14. III La veronique (The Speedwell)

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    15. IV L' eglantine, l' aubepine et la glycine (The Wild Rose, the Hawthorn and the Wisteria)

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    16. V La tortue ( The Tortoise)

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    17. VI La rose (The Rose)

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    18. VII L' alligator (The Alligator)

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    19. VIII L' angelique (The Angelica)

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    20. IX Le papillon (The Butterfly)

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Pasichnyk

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    21. Postludium I

      Composer: Witold Lutosławski

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit


Lutoslawski was one of the great composers of the 20th century. Although he was imprisoned by the Nazis and subject to the whims of a communist government after the war, Lutoslawski's voice remained original and always provocative. This collection presents orchestral music and two song cycles from a period spanning nearly 50 years of the composer's long life.
Symphony No. 1 was written during the 1940s and is scored for a large orchestra augmented by battery of percussion instruments. The symphony is a work of shifting moods, animated by colorful orchestration. When the Communists took power in Poland they demanded that composers write music based on folk-songs. Lutoslawski's 'Silesian Triptych' written in 1951, meets the party's demands but rises above the genre with its sensitive vocal writing and genial Slavic flavor.
Olga Pasiecznik's warm soprano voice is perfect for the 'Silesian Triptych,' and she floats lovely pianissimo notes in the complex song cycle 'Chantefleurs et Chantefables.' The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra directed by Antoni Wit play this music with energy and technical proficiency.