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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...

A Musical Journey - Russia & The Ukraine: St Petersburg, Crimea, Odessa [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

The places visited include St Petersburg, Peter the Great's new westward-looking capital, and the traditional capital, Moscow. In Ukraine we see Odessa with the famous...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: 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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; Planès, 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...

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

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...

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...

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 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...

Weber: Overtures / Wit, New Zealand SO

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

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn, opera, J. 8 (Op. 8) (dialogue lost); Oberon; Der Beherrscher der Geister (The Ruler of the Spirits), overture for orch...
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Carl Maria von Weber composed a number of pioneering works for the operatic stage as well as incidental music whose highly attractive scores combine Classical...continue...

Karlowicz: Symphonic Poems Vol 2 / Wit, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Returning Waves (Powracajace fale), symphonic poem for orchestra, Op. 9; Sorrowful Tale (Smutna opowiesc), symphonic poem for orchestra, Op. 13; Odwieczne piesni (Eternal Songs)...
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Mieczyslaw Karlowicz's six symphonic poems, composed between 1904-09, are the pinnacles of a career tragically ended when he perished in an avalanche during a solitary...continue...

Penderecki: Works for Cello and Orchestra / Wit, Monighetti, Noras, Kwiatkowski, Warsaw National PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Concerto Grosso for 3 cellos & orchestra; Largo, for cello & orchestra; Sonata for Cello and Orchestra
Performers: Kwiatowski, Rafal; Monighetti, Ivan; Noras, Arto
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

Best known for his choral and symphonic works, Krzysztof Penderecki has also written many fascinating concertante pieces. His 'Concerto Grosso No. 1' makes full use...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

Eternal Penderecki / Wit, Bieler, Tichman, Warsaw National PO et al

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

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Polish Requiem; Symphony no 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem"; Divertimento for cello solo; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2; Symphony no 1; Ps...
Performers: Biehler, Ida; Tichman, Nina
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

Karlowicz: Symphonic Poems Vol 1 / Wit, Warsaw PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Stanislaw and Anna of Oswiecim, Op. 12; Lithuanian Rhapsody, Op. 11; Episode at a Masquerade, Op. 14
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

"Wit clearly understands the idiom and milks the music for all it's worth... in short, these forces make the best possible case for Karlowicz. This...continue...

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

Szymanowski: Symphonies no 2 and 3 / Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19, M24; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Song of the Night"
Performers: Marczyk, Ewa; Minkiewicz, Ryszard
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Composed in 1910, at a time when Szymanowski was influenced by Richard Strauss, Reger and Scriabin, the unusually structured 'Symphony No. 2' is a work...continue...

Unforgettable - Music from Movies

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-02-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; La forza del destino; La traviata; Wolfgang Amad...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Bruns, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Kraus, Michael [Tenor/Baritone Vocal]; Mallas-Godlewska, Ewa; Marin-Degor, Sophie; Monteyrol, Laurence; Ottensamer, Ernst; Ra...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Mund, Uwe; Lombard, Alain; Morandi, Pier G.; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Halász, Michael; Teutsch, Karol; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bramall, Anthony; Rahbari, Alexander; Nelson, John; Yabl...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Vienna Mozart Academy

Music from the films Apocalypse Now, Fantasia, Shine, Pretty Woman, Platoon, Out of Africa, Farinelli, Chariots of Fire and many more are here, with unforgettable...continue...
Personnel: Derek Lee Ragin (vocals); Laurence Monteyrol (soprano); Norbert Kraft (guitar); Fazil Say, Idil Biret, Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

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...

Cinema Classics 2007 - Classical Music Made Famous in Films

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-12-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux; George Fre...
Performers: Coles, Priti; Filipova, Elena; Glemser, Bernd; Jandó, Jenö; Lotric, Janez; Morozov, Igor
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Mallon, Kevin; Morandi, Pier Giorgio; Wildner, Johannes; Ligeti, András; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; The N...

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...

Sonic Rebellion: Alternative Classical Collection

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-06

Works: Philip Glass: Heroes Symphony; Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Conlon Nancarrow: Toccata for Violin and Player Piano; John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Gunn, Nathan; Isherwood, Nicholas; Kliegel, Maria; Mikkola, Laura; Moser, Elsbeth; Plaetner, Jorgen; Rabus, Kathrin; Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; ; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu; Benedek, Tamás
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum

Cinema Classics

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Eine Kleine Nacht...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; Gauci, Miriam; Jando, Jeno; Martinucci, Nicola; Ottensamer, Ernst; Ramiro, Yordy
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ligeti, András; Wit, Antoni; Stankovsky, Robert; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Academy

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...

Szymanowski: Violin Concertos no 1 & 2, etc / Kaler, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-04-24

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37; Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 61, M71; Nocturne and Tarantella, Op. 28
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

"Naxos offers an exceptionally clear recording of these three concertante works by Szymanowski, not just the two Violin Concertos but an orchestrated version of the...continue...

The Very Best of Dvorák

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

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Zigeun...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Valaskova, Jana; Veselka, Stefan; Zhou, Qian
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Kosler, Zdenek; ; Wildner, Johannes; Shafer, Robert; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Antonin Dvorak is considered the greatest of the Czech nationalist composers of the later 19th century, and he continues to enjoy the widest international popularity....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...

The Nature of Music Vol 2 - Evening Music After Hours

1 CD / Spring Hill Music / 2006-08-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; Préludes, Book 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. ...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Draper, Maureen McCarthy; Garcia, Gerald; Gauci, Miriam; Jandó, Jenö; Linhares, Dagoberto; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Breiner, Peter; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Polish National Symphony Orchestra; Schola Cantorum Oxford

This collection was compiled by Maureen McCarthy Draper as one of the two

companion CDs to her book "The Nature of Music - Beauty, Sound and

Healing."

Personnel: Gerald Garcia, Da...continue...

Kilar: Piano Concerto, etc / Malicki, Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-07-25

Works: Wojciech Kilar: Bogurodzica, for chorus & orchestra; Piano Concerto; Siwa Mgla; Mount Koscielec 1909, for orchestra
Performers: Malicki, Waldemar; Ochman, Wieslaw
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

Polish composer, Wojciech Kilar's work is notable for its directness of expression and immediacy of impact. The 'Piano Concerto' draws on influences as distinct as...continue...

Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Wit, Staatskapelle Weimar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-06-20

Works: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Weimar

An Alpine Symphony, the last of Richard Strauss' symphonic poems, drew its inspiration from a youthful climbing expedition in the Alps, using Nietzche's idea of...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...