Lutoslawski, Witold

Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 3; Concerto for Orchestra / Berlin Philharmonic

1 CD / Decca / 2012-12-11

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra; Paroles tissées (Woven words), for tenor & 20 solo instruments; Symphony no 3
Performers: Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors: Rowicki, Witold; Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral of Christ the King, Katowice, Poland (09/28/1972); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (09/28/1972); The Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk (Aldeburgh Fe (09/28/19...continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

ASM 35: The Complete Musician / Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, Op. 115; Sonata in D major, for violin and piano, Op. 94a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto no 3 in G major, for violin and orchestra, K. 216; So...
Performers: Giuranna, Bruno; Meneses, Antonio; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Lutoslawski, Witold; Previn, Andre; Levine, James; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

To mark her highly publicized performance at the 2011 Classic Brits, DG are releasing this stunning 2CD set of some of her very best recordings....continue...

20th Century Classics: Lutoslawski - Orchestral Works

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations, for orchestra; Symphony no 1; Funeral Music, for string orchestra; Symphony no 2; Concerto for Orchestra; Venetian Games; Livre pour Orchestre; Mi-Parti
Conductors: Lutoslawski, Witold

BBC Music Magazine
Classic recordings under the composer's taut direction, which remain consistently impressive and, in the Concerto for Orchestra and later masterpieces such as Livre...continue...
Recording information: Polish Radio & Television Studios, Katowice, Poland....continue...

Lutoslawski's Last Concert

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-10-26

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Partita, for violin, orchestra & obbligato piano (arranged from version for violin & piano); Interlude for orchestra; Chain 2, dialogue for violin & orchestra; Chantefleurs et Cha...
Performers: Anderson, Valdine; Imajishi, Fujiko
Conductors: Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble

The great Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski was an important conductor of his own highly expressive music. With 'Chain 1' he developed a new compositional method...continue...
Recording information: Premiere Dance Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (10/24/1993)....continue...

Peter Pears: Anniversary Tribute

6 CD / Decca / 2010-06-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54; The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37; Canticle II, Op. 51...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Britten, Benjamin; Bush, Alan; Cable, Margaret; Cross, Joan; Dart, Thurston; Dickinson, Meriel; Dickson,...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Boult, Adrian; Norrington, Roger; Munchinger, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Davis, Colin; Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

The recorded legacy of the great English tenor Peter Pears is substantial and wide-ranging. It embraces Baroque repertory and Elizabethan songs as well as a...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

Triples - Lutoslawski: Orchestral Music, etc / Lutoslawski, Devos, Polish Radio SO, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations, for orchestra; Symphony no 1; Funeral Music; Symphony no 2; Concerto for Orchestra; Venetian Games; Livre pour Orchestre; Mi-Parti; Preludes and Fugue for St...
Performers: Devos, Louis
Conductors: Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: Polish Chamber Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio/TV Chorus, Cracow

Lutoslawski: Piano Concerto, etc / Zimerman, Lutoslawski

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-14

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Piano "For Krystian Zimerman"; Chain 3, for orchestra; Novelette, for orchestra
Performers: Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Gemini - Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works, etc / Lutoslawski

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-08-10

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Preludes and Fugue for Strings; Poèmes (3) d'Henri Michaux; Paroles tissées; Postlude no 1; Songs (5) for mezzo-soprano & piano (or chamber orchestra); Concerto for ...
Performers: Devos, Louis; Jablonski, Roman; Lukomska, Halina
Conductors: Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: Polish Chamber Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

20/21 - Lutoslawski: Piano Concerto, etc / Mutter, Zimerman

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-11-12

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Piano "For Krystian Zimerman"; Partita, for violin, orchestra & obbligato piano (arranged from version for violin & piano); Chain 2, dialogue for violin & orchestra
Performers: Moll, Phillip; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

These are the world premiere recordings of these attractive, approachable works. Lutoslawski (1913-1994) is undoubtedly one of the most significant Polish composers since Szymanowski and...continue...

Lutoslawski: Piano Concerto; Symphony No. 3

1 CD / CD Accord / 1996-01-01

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Piano "For Krystian Zimerman"; Symphony no 3
Performers: Poblocka, Ewa
Conductors: Lutoslawski, Witold