Weinberg: Symphony No. 8 'Polish Flowers', Op. 83 / Rafal Bartminski, tenor; Magdalena Dobrowolska, soprano; Ewa Marciniec, alto

Weinberg: Symphony No. 8 'Polish Flowers', Op., 83 / Rafal Bartminski, tenor;, Mag
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Label: Naxos (USA)
Catalog No: NXS 8572873
Format: CD
Release Date: 2013-02-26
Number of Discs: 1
Running time: 58 min.
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
UPC Code: 747313287376

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> Symphony No. 8, Op. 83, "Tveti Pol'shi" (Polish Flowers) - I. Podmuch wiosny (Gust of Spring)
> Symphony No. 8, Op. 83, "Tveti Pol'shi" (Polish Flowers) - II. Baluckie dzieci (Children of Baluty)
> Symphony No. 8, Op. 83, "Tveti Pol'shi" (Polish Flowers) - III. Przed stara chata (In Front of the Old Hut)
> Symphony No. 8, Op. 83, "Tveti Pol'shi" (Polish Flowers) - IV. Byl sad (There was an Orchard)
> Symphony No. 8, Op. 83, "Tveti Pol'shi" (Polish Flowers) - V. Bez (Elderberry)
> Symphony No. 8, Op. 83, "Tveti Pol'shi" (Polish Flowers) - VI. Lekcja (Lesson)
> Symphony No. 8, Op. 83, "Tveti Pol'shi" (Polish Flowers) - VII. Warszawskie psy (Warsaw Dogs)
> Symphony No. 8, Op. 83, "Tveti Pol'shi" (Polish Flowers) - VIII. Matka (Mother)
> Symphony No. 8, Op. 83, "Tveti Pol'shi" (Polish Flowers) - IX. Sprawiedliwosc (Justice)
> Symphony No. 8, Op. 83, "Tveti Pol'shi" (Polish Flowers) - X. Wisla plynie (The Vistula flows)

Notes & Reviews:

World première recording of Weinberg's 1964 choral Symphony No.8 'Polish Flowers'. Set to texts by Julian Tuwim which reflect on Poland's troubled past and ominous future, this is one of Weinberg's most personal and powerful artistic statements.

BBC Music Magazine, May 2013
Inevitably the mood of much of the music is oppressive and troubled...Weinberg deploys his large forces sparingly and with great textural variety...It was a masterstroke on the part of Naxos to use Polish forces. Antoni Wit and the Warsaw Philharmonic...deliver a performance of searcing intensity.

Gramophone Magazine, April 2013
The musical style he adopts is resolutely non-complaisant...Wit conducts a thoroughly well-prepared account, with respectable solo and choral singing. Phrasing and overall dramatic shaping are perhaps a little stiff, not surprisingly given the demands of some of the writing.

The Times, 2nd March 2013
The style is part Janßcek, part Shostakovich, part Carl Orff. Impassioned performance by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir under Antoni Wit.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland (06/13/2011-06/16/2011).



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>Weinberg, Mieczyslaw : Symphony no 8, Op. 83 ("Polish Flowers")
  • Conductor: Antoni Wit
  • Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Notes: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland (06/13/2011-06/16/2011)
  • Running Time: 57 min. 4 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Form: Orchestral
  • Written: 1964