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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: 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...

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

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...

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

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: Stabat Mater, Veni Creator, Litany to the Virgin Mary, etc / Wit, Warsaw PO and Choir

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Stabat mater, Op. 53; Veni Creator, for soprano, chorus, orchestra & organ, Op. 57, M67; Litany to the Virgin Mary, Op. 59; Demeter, Op. 37b; Penthesilea, for soprano & orchestra, ...
Performers: Brek, Jaroslaw; Hossa, Iwona; Marciniec, Ewa
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

EMI 20th Century Classics - Szymanowski: Violin Concerti, Symphony no 3, etc / Maksymiuk, Wit, Semkow, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37; Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 61, M71; Symphony no 4, Op. 60 "Symphonie concertante"; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Song of the Night"; Litany to th...
Performers: Gadulanka, Jadwiga; Hiolski, Andrzej; Kulka, Konstanty; Ochman, Wieslaw; Paleczny, Piotr; Rappe, Jadwiga
Conductors: Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Semkov, Jerzy; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Polish Radio/TV Chorus, Cracow

Penderecki: Symphony no 8 / Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 8 "Lieder Vergänglichkeit"; Dies Irae; Psalms of David
Performers: Brek, Jaroslaw; Drabowicz, Wojciech; Kaune, Michaela; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Rehlis, Agnieszka
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

"Antoni Wit's Naxos recordings, particularly those of contemporary music, have been almost uniformly splendid, and this one is no exception. He summons terrific playing from...continue...

Penderecki: Te Deum, Polymorphia, etc / Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Te Deum; Hymne an den heiligen Daniel; Polymorphia; Polish Requiem
Performers: Klosinska, Izabella; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

Since 1966, with the composition of the St Luke Passion, Penderecki has enjoyed an international reputation for music that blends direct, emotional appeal with contemporary...continue...

Discover - Choral Music

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-08-28

Works: Gregorian Chant: Crux fidelis, inter omnes, hymn (GR 182); Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; John Taverner: Missa "Gloria tibi Trinitas"; Christe Jesu, pastor bone; Thoma...
Performers: Bentch, Timothy; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Drabowicz, Wojciech; Kubiak, Barbara; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Helbich, Wolfgang; Antal, Mátyás; Oberfrank, Géza; Christophers, Harry; Halász, Michael; Drahos, Béla; Spering, Andreas; Rilling, Helmuth; Rahbari, Alexander; Talmi, Yoav; Wi...
Ensemble: ; Alsfeld Vocal Ensemble; I Febiarmonici (Baroque Orchestra); The Sixteen

Discover Choral Music surveys and explains the development of choral music from medieval plainchant to contemporary favorites like John Rutter and Arvo Part, via Renaissance...continue...

Penderecki: Symphony no 7 / Wit, Warsaw National PO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem"
Performers: Mikolaj, Aga; Ochman, Wieslaw; Pasiecznik, Olga; Tesarowicz, Romuald
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

"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...

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Wit, Warsaw National PO, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Bentch, Timothy; Boberska, Marta; Drabowicz, Wojciech; Klosinska, Izabella; Kubiak, Barbara; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

With its enormous vocal, choral and orchestral forces, Mahler's Eighth Symphony, later to be dubbed 'Symphony of a Thousand', is one of the largest and...continue...

Discover - Music of the 20th Century

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 1...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Berman, Boris; Biret, Idil; Heaton, Roger; Hill, Peter; Hirsch, Rebecca; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kormendi, Klara
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Klas, Eri; Yuasa, Takuo; Craft, Robert; Sanderling, Stefan; Bakels, Kees; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Slovák, Ladislav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Bateman, Paul; Sincl...
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble

Discover Music of the 20th Century is a comprehensive and easily digestible guide, leading us through the diverse, innovative and controversial music of this era....continue...

Wojciech Kilar: Tryptyk / The Triptych

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2005-04-01

Works: Wojciech Kilar: Bogurodzica, for chorus & orchestra; Angelus, for soprano, mixed choir & orchestra; Exodus for mixed chorus & orchestra
Performers: Klosinska, Izabella
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Penderecki: A Polish Requiem / Wit, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Polish Requiem
Performers: Klosinska, Izabella; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir

Written for four soloists, large mixed chorus and an orchestra featuring quadruple winds and six horns, 'A Polish Requiem' is among Penderecki's most powerful and...continue...

Penderecki: St. Luke Passion / Wit, Warsaw National, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-01-01

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Passio et mors domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam "Saint Luke Passion"
Performers: Klosinska, Izabella; Kruszewski, Adam; Malanowicz, Jaroslaw; Tesarowicz, Romuald
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

"The work's formidable technical difficulties and the sheer logistical challenge of performing it are probably why even the biggest and best of established performing institutions...continue...

Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater; Litania; Demeter

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2003-04-22

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Stabat mater, Op. 53; Litany to the Virgin Mary, Op. 59; Demeter, Op. 37b
Performers: Gadulanka, Jadwiga; Hiolski, Andrzej
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

21st Century Classics - Kilar: Krzesany, etc / Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-02-01

Works: Wojciech Kilar: Krzesany; Angelus, for soprano, mixed choir & orchestra; Exodus for mixed chorus & orchestra; Victoria, for mixed choir & orchestra
Performers: Papian, Hasmik
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

"Kilar is probably best known in this country for his film scores, particularly for Jane Campion's 'Portrait of a Lady' and Francis Ford Coppola's 'Bram...continue...

Górecki: Symphony no 2, etc / Wit, Kilanowicz, Dobber, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-04-01

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Beatus vir, for Baritone, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra, Op 38; Symphony no 2 for Soprano, Baritone, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra, Op 31 "Copernicana"
Performers: Kilanowisz, Zofia
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio/TV Chorus

"...Listeners moved by [Gorecki's Third Symphony, the "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"] naturally have wished to explore more of Gorecki's work, and have found - often...continue...

Gorecki: Symphony No. 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-04-12

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); Pieces (3) in the Olden Style, for string orchestra
Performers: Kilanowisz, Zofia
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

"What impresses me most about this performance is its spirituality." -Gramophone. "***" (3 Stars) -Penguin Guide. "*****" (5 Stars) -Classic CD...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 2

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-11-04

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Lisowska, Hanna
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Mahler: Symphony No. 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-05-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Russell, Lynda
Conductors: Wit, Antoni