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Polish Violin Concertos / Plawner, Bruns, Kammersymphonie Berlin

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Details

Composer
BACEWICZ TANSMAN SPISAK
Artist
Plawner, Kammersymphonie Berlin, Bruns
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jul 08, 2016
Catalog #
8573496
UPC
747313349678

About

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The works on this recording were written by four roughly contemporary Polish composers who settled and pursued their careers in different parts of the world. Grayna Bacewicz's first Violin Concerto displays her own glittering virtuosity as a performer, while Alexandre Tansman wrote his Baroque-infused Five Pieces for the great Josef Szigeti. Michal Spisak considered his neo-classical Andante and Allegro to be "a little story for violin and orchestra", while Andrzej Panufnik's wide-ranging Violin Concerto became a "pilgrimage into my past" and is richly suffused with Polish atmosphere.

Review:

There are four rewarding works to be discovered on this disc, although only two of them are technically concertos. Andrzej Panufnik's Violin Concerto, written in 1971 and recorded in concert in 2014 by ?ód?-born violinist Piotr P?awner, the Kammersymphonie Berlin and conductor Jürgen Bruns. The second movement, with its seemingly endless lines of melody, reminds us that the concerto was written for Yehudi Menuhin and his famous nonstop vibrato. P?awner does those long lines justice here, before wrapping up the piece in a spiky, frenetic Polish dance.

– Guardian

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 04:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Grażyna Bacewicz
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  2. 2 II. Andante (molto espressivo) 04:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante (molto espressivo)
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Grażyna Bacewicz
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  3. 3 III. Vivace 03:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Grażyna Bacewicz
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  4. 4 No. 1. Toccata 03:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Toccata
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  5. 5 No. 2. Chanson et Boite à Musique 02:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Chanson et Boite à Musique
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  6. 6 No. 3. Mouvement perpétuel 01:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Mouvement perpétuel
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  7. 7 No. 4. Aria 03:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Aria
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  8. 8 No. 5. Basso ostinato 01:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. Basso ostinato
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  9. 9 Andante 04:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    Andante
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Michał Spisak
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  10. 10 Allegro 04:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Michał Spisak
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  11. 11 I. Rubato 07:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Rubato
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Andrzej Panufnik
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  12. 12 II. Adagio 08:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    08:43
    Composer
    Andrzej Panufnik
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  13. 13 III. Vivace 05:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Andrzej Panufnik
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns