Kilar, Wojciech

Rozmowa Dialogue / Adrianna Lis, flute; Sarah Watkins, piano

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-11-13

Works: Gao Ping: Sonatine; Wojciech Kilar: Sonatina, for flute & piano; Michael Williams: When We Fell, for flute & backing track; Roxanna Panufnik: The Conversation of Prayer, for flute; Lukasz Wos: Sonata...
Performers: Lis, Adrianna [Flute]; Watkins, Sarah [Piano]

Recording information: Auckland University School of Music, New Zealand (04/2010/02/2011)....continue...

Choir Music from Poland & Belgium by Elsner, Franck, Penderecki, Van Nuffel

1 CD / Phaedra / 2012-04-10

Works: Józef Elsner: Ave Maria for chorus & organ in E flat major; César Franck: Domine non secundum, for offertory for 3 voices & organ, M. 66; Krzysztof Penderecki: O gloriosa virginum, for mixe...
Performers: Bialko, Andrzej; Zawisza, Andrzej
Conductors: Engels, Herman
Ensemble: Polish Radio Choir

Founded in 1948, the Polish Radio Choir performs works in all styles and from all epochs, with particular attention to Polish music. Conductor Herman Engels...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Augustine and St. John the Baptist, Krakó (06/01/2011-06/03/2011)....continue...

Back to Melody / Modern works for strings

1 CD / CD Accord / 2011-04-26

Works: Wojciech Kilar: Orawa, for 15 string instruments; Maciej Malecki: Polish Suite, for string quartet; Andante and Allegro, for solo viola & 5 string instruments; Slawomir Czarnecki: Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Nur, Radoslaw; Walczak, Wojciech

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Kilar: Piano Concerto

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2011-04-26

Works: Wojciech Kilar: Piano Concerto; Choral prelude, for string orchestra; Orawa, for 15 string instruments
Performers: Jablonski, Peter
Conductors: Rajski, Wojciech

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Bonnet Dramas Revisited

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-08-10

Works: Carl Davis: Pride and Prejudice; Cranford; The Far Pavilions; Wojciech Kilar: The Portrait of a Lady; Jim Parker: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling; Rachel Portman: Emma; The Duchess; Thomas Newm...
Performers: Barron, Rob; Buchanan, Isobel; Davis, Catherine; Kenny, Yvonne; Kinder, Charlotte; Pringle, John; Rieu, André; Tan, Melvyn [Piano]; Zamfir, Gheorghe [Pan Flute]
Conductors: Davis, Carl; Konícek, Stepán; Parker, Jim; Alwyn, Kenneth; Motzing, William; Burgon, Geoffrey; Fennell, Frederick; Emrys-Roberts, Kenyon; Bateman, Paul; Noble, Guy; Rieu, André; Hales,...
Ensemble: ; ABC Showband

The Pianist

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-03-02

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Nocturne for piano no 19 in E minor, Op. 72/1, CT. 126; Nocturne for piano no 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1, CT. 120;...
Performers: Olejniczak, Janusz; Szpilman, Wladyslaw; Wolczedska, Hanna [Clarinet]
Conductors: Strugala, Tadeusz

Piano Preludes

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2009-11-24

Works: Wojciech Kilar: Preludes (3), for piano; Kazimierz Serocki: Suite of Preludes for piano; Zygmunt Mycielski: Preludes (6), for piano; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Preludes (4), for piano, Op. 1; Milos...
Performers: Prejsnar, Magdalena

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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

Little Big Music - Britten, Holst, Lutoslawski, Kilar / Massimiliano Caldi, et al

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2009-04-28

Works: Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29 no 2/H 118; Witold Lutoslawski: Folk Melodies (5) arranged for string ...
Conductors: Caldi, Massimiliano

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Romances for Saxophone and Orchestra / Banaszak, et al

2 CD / Centaur / 2008-02-02

Works: Joanna Bruzdowicz: Jacquot de Nantes; David Morgan: Vignettes (3), for saxophone & string orchestra; Subaram Raman: Aria for saxophone & string orchestra; Wojciech Kilar: The Ninth Gate; Heitor Villa...
Performers: Banaszak, Greg; Bielarczyk, Ewelina; Kalinowski, Jan; Klejdysz, Marcin; Klimczyk, Marta; Szelzer, Marek; Urbanek, Beata
Conductors: Borkowski, Piotr
Ensemble: Beethoven Academie

Greg Banaszak, one of today's leading saxophonists, has performed with orchestras and at concert halls throughout the world. Mr. Banaszak is one of the most...continue...

Kilar: Magnificat; Victoria

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2007-01-01

Works: Wojciech Kilar: Magnificat, for solo voices, choir & orchestra; Victoria, for mixed choir & orchestra
Performers: Klosinska, Izabella; Krzysica, Tomasz; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Blaszczyk, Miroslaw Jacek

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...

Horn Sonatas / Zuk, Raubo

1 CD / Zuk Records (Germany) / 2005-11-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, Op. 17; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for horn & piano; Joseph Rheinberger: Sonata for horn & piano in E flat major, Op. 178; Wojciech Kilar: Sona...
Performers: Raubo, Zbigniew; Zuk, Zbigniew

Górecki: Totus Tuus; Schnittke, Pärt, Vasks, et al

1 CD / Milan / 2005-07-26

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Totus Tuus, for chorus, Op. 60; Arvo Pärt: Magnificat Antiphons (7), for chorus; Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis: Kyrie for chorus; Sanctus, for chorus; Wojciech K...
Performers: Kalejs, Aivars
Conductors: Grigalis, Raitis; Vaivods, Juris
Ensemble: ; Versija Chamber Choir

'Totus Tuus' (totally yours) was a phrase used by Pope Jean-Paul II to describe his absolute devotion to the Virgin Mary. 'Totus Tuus' a hymn...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

Film Music Classics - Kilar: Dracula, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Wojciech Kilar: Dracula
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Cracow Philharmonic; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Thanks in part to its powerful music, Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' (1992) ws acclaimed as one of the most authentic versions of this story, and won...continue...

Dances of Our Time - Kilar, etc / Lan Shui, Singapore SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-04-03

Works: Arturo Márquez: Danzón no 2; Wojciech Kilar: Krzesany
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Kilar: Missa Pro Pace

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2004-01-27

Works: Wojciech Kilar: Missa Pro Pace A. D. 2000, for soloist, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Pijarowski, Marek

I Musici Brucellensis play Lysight, Baird, Karlowicz, Kilar, Piazzola

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2002-10-29

Works: Michel Lysight: Chronographie II for string orchestra; Anamnese, for chorus & string orchestra; Tadeusz Baird: Colas Breugnon, suite for flute & string orchestra; Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Serenade for s...

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...

Night Tracks

1 CD / Teldec / 1996-10-29

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 2 "London"; The lark ascending; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Suite for Cello solo no 6 in D majo...
Performers: Aldwell, Edward; Clarke, Mary; Katsaris, Cyprien; Lawler, Emmanuel; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Little, Tasmin; Milman, Misha; Rautio, Erkki; Richter, Sviatoslav; Stacy, Tom; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Davis, Andrew, Sir; Masur, Kurt; Tchernushenko, Vladislav; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Foster, Lawrence; ; Wolff, Hugh; Rabinowitz, Harry; Simms, Philip
Ensemble: Anuna; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Borodin String Quartet; Camerata Tallinn; English Chamber Orchestra; Glinka State Academic Chorus Leningrad; Instrumental Ensemble; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Car...