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Rathaus: Chamber Works / Karol Rathaus Ensemble
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Rathaus: Chamber Works / Karol Rathaus Ensemble

$21.99

Details

Composer
Karol Rathaus
Artist
Aleksandra Halat, Piotr Lato, Marcin Maczynski, Marcin Halat, Roksana Warden
Format
CD
Label
DUX
Released
Aug 19, 2022
Catalog #
DUX1854
UPC
5902547018546

About

The Karol Rathaus Ensemble, carrying out its mission to bring this outstanding Polish composer back to the concert life, once again reached for the rarely performed music of its patron. 2021 saw the world recording premiere of two chamber works by Karol Rathaus, i.e. the Trio, Op. 53 from 1943 and the Trio Serenade, Op. 69 from 1953 (DUX 1712). Now the ensemble decided to record more compositions; what is important, some of them have also been recorded for the first time. The repertoire of the album has been selected in such a way as to give the listener the opportunity to get to know both Rathaus’ new works and his new face: not only did he create chamber music, but also songs, so the album also features ‘guest’ performers. Expanding the circle of artists ready to take the risk of discovering the above work is of great importance, since the music of 20th-century Polish exile composers is still marginalized both in musicological research and in the concert repertoire. Its absence in the domestic culture resulted from the fact that for several decades the communist authorities did not allow information about the art created outside Poland: emigrants were to plunge into oblivion. Nowadays, we are witnessing a gradual renaissance of their music, and the names of such eminent artists as Jerzy Fitelberg, the Łabuński brothers, Karol Rathaus, Szymon Laks, Roman Maciejewski, or even Roman Palester and Andrzej Panufnik are slowly enter-ing the collective consciousness.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 02:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Damian Lipień, Piotr Nowak, Paweł Cal
    Ensemble
    Karol Rathaus Ensemble
  2. 2 II. Intermezzo - Andante 04:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Intermezzo - Andante
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Damian Lipień, Piotr Nowak, Paweł Cal
    Ensemble
    Karol Rathaus Ensemble
  3. 3 III. Tema con variazioni 09:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Tema con variazioni
    Duration
    09:58
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Damian Lipień, Piotr Nowak, Paweł Cal
    Ensemble
    Karol Rathaus Ensemble
  4. 4 Pastorale 06:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    Pastorale
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Marcin Hałat, Aleksandra Hałat
  5. 5 Danse 06:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    Danse
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Marcin Hałat, Aleksandra Hałat
  6. 6 Song of the Autumn 03:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    Song of the Autumn
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Piotr Lato, Aleksandra Hałat
  7. 7 No. 1. Sweet Music 03:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Sweet Music
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Roksana Wardenga, Aleksandra Hałat
  8. 8 No. 2. As I Ride, as I Ride 04:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. As I Ride, as I Ride
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Roksana Wardenga, Aleksandra Hałat
  9. 9 No. 3. The Oblation 04:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. The Oblation
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Roksana Wardenga, Aleksandra Hałat
  10. 10 No. 1. My Sweet Old Etcetera 03:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. My Sweet Old Etcetera
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Roksana Wardenga, Aleksandra Hałat
  11. 11 No. 2. Frustration 01:59
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Frustration
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Roksana Wardenga, Aleksandra Hałat
  12. 12 No. 3. Indian Summer 02:40
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Indian Summer
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Roksana Wardenga, Aleksandra Hałat
  13. 13 No. 4. Conversation Galante 03:39
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Conversation Galante
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Roksana Wardenga, Aleksandra Hałat
  14. 14 No. 5. Pretty Futility 01:52
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5. Pretty Futility
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Roksana Wardenga, Aleksandra Hałat
  15. 15 Dedication 04:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    Dedication
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Marcin Hałat, Aleksandra Hałat
  16. 16 Allegro 04:19
    Track
    16
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Marcin Hałat, Aleksandra Hałat
  17. 17 Rapsodia notturna, Op. 66 07:30
    Track
    17
    Title
    Rapsodia notturna, Op. 66
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Karol Rathaus
    Performer
    Marcin Mączyński, Aleksandra Hałat