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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...

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...

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...

Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra; Cello Concerto

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2005-07-26

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Kwiatowski, Rafal
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Lutoslawski: Double Concerto, etc / Kaleta, Krupa, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes (5) for solo clarinet, harp, piano, percussion & strings (arranged from version for c; Double Concerto for oboe, harp & chamber orchestra; Metamorphoses; Chain 1, f...
Performers: Kaleta, Zbigniew; Krupa, Arkadiusz; Kryger, Urszula; Kwiatowski, Rafal; Tulliez, Nicolas
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish National Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Volume 8 of the Naxos Lutoslawski series is nothing if not diverse, with several short pieces originally written for voice of instruments with piano alongside...continue...

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...

The Best of Lutoslawski

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-08-01

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations, for orchestra; Overture for Strings, for string orchestra; Little Suite, for chamber orchestra (later arr. for full orchestra); Concerto for Orchestra; Funer...
Performers: Bakowski, Krzysztof; Bauer, Andrzej; Paleczny, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

The composer, conductor and pianist Witold Lutoslawski is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists in the history of twentieth century Polish music. His...continue...

Discover the Classics Volume 3 - The Concerto

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-02-26

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Giuseppe Torelli: Sonata for trumpet, strings & continuo, G. 1; Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo n...
Performers: Banfalvi, Bela; Banowetz, Joseph; Behringer, Michael; Bisengaliev, Marat; Camden, Anthony; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Hugh, Timothy; Jando, Je...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Georgiadis, John; Bánfalvi, Béla; Creswick, Bradley; Warchal, Bohdan; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Skvor, Peter; Antal, Mátyás; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; English Northern Philharmonia; London Virtuosi; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfon...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 4 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-04-23

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Livre pour Orchestre; Concerto for Cello; Novelette, for orchestra; Chain 3, for orchestra
Performers: Bauer, Andrzej
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"The complete cycle of the orchestral works of Witold Lutoslawski, of which this is Volume 4, must be one of the jewels in the Naxos...continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Concertos 1 & 2 / Kliegel, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-07-05

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126
Performers: Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"...Naxos's recorded sound is almost up to Audiofon's level [compared to AUD 72060] - that is to say, state-of-the-art. The performance of No. 1 is...continue...