Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No 4, Polish National Dances / Poizat, Borowicz

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
June 28, 2011
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SCHARWENKA, FRANZ XAVER
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Poizat, Borowicz
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 28, 2011
    • UPC
      747313263776
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8572637
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Concertos
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro patetico

      Composer: Xaver Scharwenka

      Ensemble: Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    2. II. Intermezzo: Allegretto molto tranquillo

      Composer: Xaver Scharwenka

      Ensemble: Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    3. III. Lento maestoso

      Composer: Xaver Scharwenka

      Ensemble: Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    4. IV. Allegro con fuoco

      Composer: Xaver Scharwenka

      Ensemble: Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    5. Mataswintha: Overture

      Composer: Xaver Scharwenka

      Ensemble: Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    6. Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 46: II. Andante religioso (arr. for harp, organ and strings)

      Composer: Xaver Scharwenka

      Ensemble: Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    7. Polish Dances, Op. 3: No. 1 in E-Flat Minor

      Composer: Xaver Scharwenka

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    8. Polish Dances, Op. 9: No. 3 in B-Flat Minor

      Composer: Xaver Scharwenka

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat

    9. Polish Dances, Op. 47: No. 3 in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Xaver Scharwenka

      Performer: François-Xavier Poizat


Polish pianist and composer Franz Xaver Scharwenka was raised in the spirit of European Romanticism, championing the music of Chopin, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Liszt, and gaining enormous popularity for his own compositions, which Liszt greatly admired. Scharwenka’s fourth and final Piano Concerto (which the composer performed under the direction of Mahler and Stokowski) is a work of genius which stands at the apex of his achievement. The shorter pieces on this album have recently enjoyed renewed popularity, proving the value of Scharwenka’s legacy for modern listeners though much of his music remains to be rediscovered.