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Romeo & Juliet and Other Works Inspired by Shakespeare - works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev et al.

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Wit, Antoni;
Ensemble: National Symphony of Ukraine; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic

Many composers have tried to capture in music alone the wonderment of Shakespeare, and four approaches are represented in this Naxos collection including Mendelssohn's "A...continue...

Penderecki: Piano Concerto 'Resurrection'; Flute Concerto / Barry Douglas, piano; Lukasz Dlugosz, flute

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Resurrection, concerto for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Flute for flute (or clarinet) & chamber orchestra
Performers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Scored for a large orchestra, including triple wind and a raft of percussion, Penderecki's Piano Concerto, heard here in its 2007 revision first performed by...continue...

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

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Symphony no 8, Op. 83 ("Polish Flowers")
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Krzysztof Penderecki: Kosmogonia; Canticum Canticorum Salomonis / Pasichnyk, Bartminski, Koniecszny, Artysz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Hymn to St. Adelbert, for chorus & orchestra; Song of the Cherubim (Ize Cheruwimy), for chorus; Canticum canticorum Salomonis, for chorus & orchestra; Cosmogony, for 4 soloists,...
Performers: Bartminski, Rafal; Konieczny, Tomasz [Bass Vocal]; Pasichnyk, Olga
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir

The range of Penderecki's music is exemplified by this disc, which presents five works written over a period of nearly 40 years. Hymne an den...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Penderecki: Symphonies & Other Orchestral Works / Antoni Wit [5 CDs]

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem"; Symphony no 3; Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Fluorescences, for orchestra; De Natura Sonoris II, for orchestra; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Brek, Jaroslaw; Lubanska, Anna; Mikolaj, Aga; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Ochman, Wieslaw; Pasichnyk, Olga; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Tesarowicz, Romuald
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir

"Antoni Wit's ongoing cycle of Penderecki orchestral works is yet another of those truly outstanding Naxos projects that's unlikely to get the attention it deserves....continue...

Penderecki: Horn Concerto; Fonogrammi; Partita; The Awakening of Jacob et al. / Janik, flute; Montone, horn - Antoni Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Fonogrammi, for flute & chamber orchestra; The Dream of Jacob; Anaklasis, for string orchestra & percussion; De Natura Sonoris I, for orchestra; Partita, for harpsichord, electr...
Performers: Cembrzynski, Jerzy; Janik, Urszula; Kubicki, Konrad; Lukowicz, Elzbieta Stefanska; Montone, Jennifer; Pindakiewicz, Michal; Witkowska, Barbara
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Each of these six orchestral works bears the imprint of Penderecki's greatness as a composer. Fonogrammi alternates piquant sonorities, pulsating vehemence and moments of great...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Great Classical Masterpieces: Naxos' Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012 / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Hildegard von Bingen: O pastor animarum; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV. 1041; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 6...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kormendi, Klara; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Nishizaki, Takako; Selby, Kathryn
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Summerly, Jeremy; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Kosler, Zdenek; Bogár, István; Lehel, György; Jean, Kenneth; Wit, Antoni; Ward, Nicholas; Warchal, Bohdan; Sobotka, ...

All of these best-selling titles come from the first 10 years of the label and feature our most successful artists. Some are still recording for...continue...

Gorecki: Concerto-Cantata; Three Dances; Little Requiem / Anna Gorecka, piano; Carol Wincenc, flute

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Kleines Requiem for a Polka (for piano and 13 instruments), Op. 66; Concerto-Cantata, for flute & orchestra, Op. 65; Concerto for harpsichord (or piano) & orchestra, Op. ...
Performers: Gorecka, Anna; Wincenc, Carol
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

These four works, written between 1973 and 1993, fully reflect Górecki's expressive variety. The Little Requiem for a Certain Polka, for piano and thirteen instruments,...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Great Piano Concertos - Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms Liszt, Chopin, Prokofiev et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Jandó, Jenö; Nebolsin, Eldar; Selby, Kathryn; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Ligeti, András; Antal, Mátyás; Wordsworth, Barry; Wit, Antoni; Petrenko, Vasily; Stankovsky, Robert; Lehel, György; Hayman, Richard

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Great Romantic Symphonies - Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn Berlioz, Mahler et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Robert Schu...
Performers: Szabo, Imrich
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Wit, Antoni; Seifried, Reinhard; Talmi, Yoav; Tintner, Georg; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Benzi, Roberto; Kosler, Zdenek

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Great Violin Concertos - Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Spohr, Paganini, Lalo et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Keylin, Misha; Kraggerud, Henning; Lamsma, Simone; Nishizaki, Takako; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Gallois, Patrick; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Leaper, Adrian; Engeset, Bjarte

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Great Russian Symphonies - Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Myaskovsky et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Romeo & Juliet; Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Alexander...
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Schwarz, Gerard; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Petrenko, Vasily; Anichanov, André; Anissimov, Alexander; Golovschin, Igor

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Janácek: Taras Bulba; Lachian & Moravian Dances / Warsaw PO - Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Leos Janácek: Taras Bulba; Lachian (Lasské) Dances (6) for orchestra, JW 6/17; Moravian Dances (5) for orchestra, JW 6/7
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Leo Janácek was an authority on his native folk-music, and the Lachian and Moravian Dances preserve and celebrate culture and traditions which were vanishing even...continue...

My First Tchaikovsky Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Six Romances, Op. 16; Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Eugene Onegi...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Kliegel, Maria; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Prunyi, Ilona; Yablonskaya, Oxana
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Entremont, Philippe; Markson, Gerhard; Lenárd, Ondrej; Kuchar, Theodore; Wit, Antoni; Breiner, Peter

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: a great Russian name for a great Russian composer! Tchaikovsky was not always a happy man. He didn't laugh a lot. But...continue...

Penderecki: Sinfoniettas; Oboe Capriccio / Artur Pachlewski, Jean-Louis Capezzali

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Pieces (3) in Baroque Style, for orchestra; Serenade for string orchestra; Sinfonietta, for strings (orchestration of String Trio); Intermezzo for 24 strings; Capriccio for oboe...
Performers: Capezzali, Jean-Louis; Pachlewski, Artur
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

Composed over a period of some thirty years, the six string works in this program cover the full stylistic range of Penderecki's towering compositional career....continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Brahms: Choral Music; Alto Rhapsody / Ewa Wolak, Wit/Warsaw PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-01-31

Works: Johannes Brahms: Ave Maria, for female chorus in F major, Op. 12; Funeral Hymn (Begräbnisgesang), for 5-voice chorus, winds & timpani, Op. 13; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Schicksalslied, Op. 54; N&au...
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms's first connection with choral music came in 1857, and his first appointment in Vienna, in 1863, was to conduct the Singakademie. He premièred A...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Chopin: Ballade in G Minor; Piano Concerto in F Minor / Pawel Wakarecy

1 CD / Fryderyk Chopin Society / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 16 in E flat major, Op. 55/2, CT. 123; Etude for piano no 2 in A minor, Op. 10/2, CT. 15; Etude for piano no 8 in F major, Op. 10/8, CT. 21; Ballade f...
Performers: Wakarecy, Pawel
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Pawel Wakarecy, the only Polish finalist in the 2010 Chopin Piano Competition, is considered one of the most talented young Polish piano virtuosos. Born in...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall (10/2010)....continue...

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass;Sinfonietta / Libor, Marciniec, Bentch, Gierlach

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Leo Janácek's dramatic Glagolitic Mass is set to a ninth century Old Church Slavonic text. With its highly individual synthesis of thunderous brass outbursts, rhythmic...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta / Libor, Marciniec, Bentch, Gierlach

1 CD / Naxos Blu-Ray / 2011-11-15

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta
Performers: Libor, Christine
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Choir

Leo Janácek's dramatic Glagolitic Mass is set to a ninth century Old Church Slavonic text. With its highly individual synthesis of thunderous brass outbursts, rhythmic...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland (04/2010/09/2009)....continue...

Beethoven: 32 Piano Sonatas; 5 Piano Concertos; 9 Symphonies / Idil Biret, piano [19 CDs + DVD]

20 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-10-25

Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

The Idil Biret Beethoven Edition began in 1985 with a universally acclaimed box set of the Liszt transcriptions of Beethoven's nine symphonies, recorded in St....continue...

Penderecki: Viola Concerto; Cello Concerto

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-09-27

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Concerto for Viola; Concerto for Cello no 2
Performers: Vassiljeva, Tatjana; Zhislin, Grigori
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Penderecki's concertos are amongst the most communicative, emotionally charged, and important works of the second half of the twentieth century. The Second Cello Concerto was...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland (09/02/2008-09/05/2008)....continue...

Chopin: Polonaise; Etudes; Sonata / Geniusas, piano

2 CD / Fryderyk Chopin Society / 2011-07-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 2 in A minor, Op. 10/2, CT. 15; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25; Polonaise for piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44, CT. 154; Mazurka for piano no 10 in...
Performers: Geniusas, Lukas [Piano]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic

Lukas Geniuas is a student of Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory in the class of Vera Gornostaeva. The 20-year-old Russian-Lithuanian soloist and chamber musician has a...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall....continue...

Chopin: Sonata in B minor; Mazurkas, Op. 30; Concerto Op. 11 / Yulianna Avdeeva, piano

2 CD / Fryderyk Chopin Society / 2011-07-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 17 in B major, Op. 62/1, CT. 124; Scherzo for Piano no 4 in E major, B 148/Op. 54; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Fantas...
Performers: Avdeeva, Yulianna [Piano]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic

The Fryderyk Chopin Society's Blue Series presents musical portraits of the finalists of the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition. This first release presents a...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall....continue...

Chopin: Grand polonaise brillante/ Concerto No. 1 / Ingolf Wunder, piano

2 CD / Fryderyk Chopin Society / 2011-07-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52; Etude for piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18; Etude for piano no 18 in G sharp minor, Op. 25/6, CT. 31; Nocturne ...
Performers: Wunder, Ingolf
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic

A graduate of the Vienna University of Music & Performing Arts, versatile pianist Ingolf Wunder was the audience favorite and winner of the Second Ex...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw (10/03/2010-10/23/2010)....continue...

Monster Music: Classic Horror Music / William Stromberg

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-06-28

Conductors: Stromberg, William T.; Wit, Antoni; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Who on this planet has never seen KING KONG and heard Max Steiner's powerful innovative music more than once? Here's a treasure trove of classic...continue...

Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 / Antoni Wit, Warsaw PO [Blu-Ray Audio]

1 CD / Naxos Blu-Ray / 2011-05-31

Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Although Szymanowski later dubbed his Symphony No. 1 a "contrapuntal-harmonic-orchestral monster" and disavowed the influence of Wagner, Reger and Richard Strauss, it is an astonishingly...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"

1 CD / Naxos Blu-Ray / 2011-04-26

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

With its enormous vocal, choral and orchestra forces, Mahler's Eight Symphony, later dubbed "Symphony of a Thousand," is one of the largest and longest symphonies...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall (06/01/2005-06/06/2005)....continue...

Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Rebirth Symphony; Bianca da Molena

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-04-26

Works: Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Symphony in E minor, Op. 7 ("Revival"); Music to the White Dove, Op. 6
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Best known today for his sumptuously Romantic symphonic poems, Mieczyslaw Karlowicz completed his most ambitious work, the "Rebirth" Symphony, in 1903. Like Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony,...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Schumann: Scenes From Goethe's Faust

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Scenes from Goethe's Faust
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Antoni Wit, one of the most highly regarded Polish conductors, here conducts Schumann's immensely moving large-scale cantata, Faust. A number of unforgettable scenes, drawn primarily...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Poland (04/21/2009-04/28/2009)....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1; Fantasy on Polish Airs; Krakowiak

1 CD / Naxos Blu-Ray / 2011-02-22

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A major on Polish Airs, Op 13; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in F major, Op. 14 "Kr...
Performers: Nebolsin, Eldar
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Chopin's youthful Piano Concerto No. 1 is dominated by the brilliant piano part that the teenage performer-composer wrote to showcase his extraordinary virtuosity. It's ravishing...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland (09/01/2009-09/05/2009)....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2; Variations on "La ci darem"

1 CD / Naxos Blu-Ray / 2011-02-22

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Variations for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major on Mozart's "Là ci darem", Op. 2; Andante spianato et Grand polonai...
Performers: Nebolsin, Eldar
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Using the new Polish National Chopin Edition, acclaimed pianist Eldar Nebolsin and Poland's national orchestra conducted by the renowned Polish conductor Antoni Wit, here present...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland (09/01/2009-09/05/2009)....continue...

Karlowicz: Serenade, Op. 2; Violin Concerto Op. 8

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-01-25

Works: Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Serenade for string orchestra in C major, Op. 2; Concerto for Violin & orchestra in A major, Op. 8
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Described by Gramophone as a 'magician, bewitching our ears', Russian-born American-based violinist Ilya Kaler has won 1st Prizes and Gold Medals at the Tchaikovsky, Sibelius...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2; Variations on "La ci darem"

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

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Variations for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major on Mozart's "Là ci darem", Op. 2; Andante spianato et Grand polonai...
Performers: Nebolsin, Eldar
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Using the new Polish National Chopin Edition, acclaimed pianist Eldar Nebolsin and Poland's national orchestra conducted by the renowned Polish conductor Antoni Wit, here present...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland (09/01/2009-09/05/2009)....continue...

Penderecki: Credo / Antoni Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Credo, for soloists, boys' choir, chorus & orchestra; Cantata in honorem Almae Matris Universitatis Iagellonicae, for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Bartminski, Rafal; Hossa, Iwona; Lukomski, Remigiusz; Mikolaj, Aga
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Described by USA Today as "one of Penderecki's most colorful and extroverted [pieces]", the Credo is a sweeping, lavishly scored and highly Romantic setting of...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Eldar Nebolsin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-08-31

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A major on Polish Airs, Op 13; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in F major, Op. 14 "Krakow...
Performers: Nebolsin, Eldar
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Chopin's youthful Piano Concerto No. 1 is dominated by the brilliant piano part that the teenage performer-composer wrote to showcase his extraordinary virtuosity. Its ravishing...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland (09/01/2009-09/05/2009)....continue...

Gustav Mahler: Complete Symphonies

15 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-04-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 10; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony ...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Olson, Robert

"The symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything." This oft-quoted statement by Mahler serves to illustrate his extraordinary artistic ambition and focus....continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Polish Radio in Katowice....continue...

Frederic Chopin: The Essentials

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-02-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Op. 22; Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Waltz for piano no 9 in A flat major ("L'adieu") Op. 69/1, CT. 215; Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62...
Performers: Chiu, Frederic [Piano]; Engerer, Brigitte; Kern, Olga; Nakamatsu, Jon; Planes, Alain; Tharaud, Alexandre; Tiberghien, Cedric; Tsujii, Nobuyuki
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

On 'The Essentials', Harmonia Mundi's top artists present a compilation of some of Chopin's most famous pieces, offering a glimpse of the inner world of...continue...
Recording information: 1993-2009....continue...

Richard Strauss: Symphonia Domestica, Metamorphosen / Antoni Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica for orchestra, Op. 53 (TrV 209); Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

Richard Strauss' orchestral music includes several works with autobiographical significance, including 'Ein Heldenleben'. Scored for large symphony orchestra, the 'Symphonia domestica' depicts the del...continue...

Welcome

1 CD / Naïve Import / 2009-10-20

Works: Nicola Piovani: Migrants (as used in the film Welcome); Simon (as used in the film Welcome); Bilal Song (as used in the film Welcome); Welcome (as used in the film Welcome); A la nage (as used in the...
Conductors: Piovani, Nicola; Wit, Antoni

Masterworks of 20th Century - Penderecki

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Utrenia I; Utrenia II; Polish Requiem; Passio et mors domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam "Saint Luke Passion"; Te Deum; Hymne an den heiligen Daniel; Polymorphia
Performers: Hossa, Iwona; Klosinska, Izabella; Kruszewski, Adam; Kusiewicz, Piotr; Malanowicz, Jaroslaw; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Tesarowicz, Romuald; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Penderecki is without a doubt one of the most influential and respected composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. This collection contains his most important...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 11 - Piano Concertos Vol 3 / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Biret, Idil; Cayan, Gülben Özisik; Demir, Ethem; Gülsen, Ali Sinan; Gencer, Özgecan; Saygi, Can Serhat
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

Sonic Rebellion - An Alternative Classical Collection [B&N exclusive]

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); George Antheil:...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Crawford, Peter; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Mikkola, Laura; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; Spalding, Daniel; Edison, Noel; Summerly, Jeremy; ; Milanov, Rossen
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble; Forestare

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)

Artist Profile Series - Adams, Tavener, Lindberg, Rzewski / Ralph van Raat

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-05-26

Works: John Adams: Phrygian Gates, for piano; American Berserk, for piano; China Gates, for piano; Hallelujah Junction; Frederic Rzewski: Variations (36) for Piano on "The People United will Never be Defeat...
Performers: Anderson, Thad; Bates, Leon; Cho, Seung Won; Fairs, Henry; Francis, Graeme; Greene, Arthur; Martin, Stephen; Otto, Jeff; Raat, Ralph van; Soroka, Solomia; Veen, Maarten van; Wu, Mia
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Morrow, James; Wit, Antoni; Inkinen, Pietari

Szymanowski: Symphonies no 1 and 4, Concert Overture, etc / Wit, Broja, Warsaw PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Concert Overture, for orchestra in E major, Op. 12, M12; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 15, M15; Symphony no 4, Op. 60 "Symphonie concertante"; Etude, op.4 no 3
Performers: Broja, Jan Krzysztof; Marczyk, Ewa; Marczyk, Marek
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

"As previous issues in this series have shown, when Antoni Wit and his forces are in top form in the music of Szymanowski, they're pretty...continue...

Concerto Edition Vol 1 - Schumann, Grieg / Idil Biret, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

"The Turkish pianist Idil Biret was one of the greatest child prodigies of the 20th century... This is the kind of playing that makes reservations...continue...

Penderecki: Utrenja / Wit, Hossa, Rehlis, Kusiewicz, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Utrenia I; Utrenia II
Performers: Hossa, Iwona; Kusiewicz, Piotr; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Penderecki's 'Utrenja' was inspired by the Orthodox liturgy for Holy Saturday with its focus on the lamentation of Christ's death and the Easter Sunday morning...continue...

Szymanowski: Harnasie Op 55, Mandragora Op 43, etc / Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Harnasie, Op. 55; Mandragora, ballet pantomime, Op. 43, M45; Prince Potemkin, incidental music to Act 5 of Micinski's play, for orchestra, Op. 51, M57
Performers: Koslacz, Kazimierz; Marciniec, Ewa; Marczyk, Ewa; Ochman, Wieslaw; Pinderak, Alexander
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Multiple prize-winner and Grammy award nominee for several of his Naxos recordings, Antoni Wit is one of today's most highly regarded Polish conductors, an ideal...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 7 - Piano Concertos Vol 2 / Antoni Wit, Idil Biret, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

"Biret grasps the size of Beethoven's style. The polyphony is laid out in a relaxed way with little indulgence in point making. She keeps the...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 3 - Piano Concertos Vol 1 / Idil Biret, Antoni Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

"Idil Biret gives an impressive performance. A supreme mastery of tempi, sonorities, polyphony and technique permits Biret - a disciple of Alfred Cortot - to...continue...