Meyer, Krysztof

Krzysztof Meyer: String Quartets Vol. 3 - Nos. 7, 10 & 13 / Wieniawski Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: Krysztof Meyer: Quartet for Strings No 7, Op 65 (in one movement); Quartet for Strings no 10, Op. 82; Krzysztof Meyer: Quartet for Strings no 13, Op. 113
Conductors:
Ensemble: Wieniawski String Quartet

This third album in the Wieniawski Quartet's much-admired traversal of the complete Krzystof Meyer String Quartets includes his most recent, No.13....continue...
Recording information: Radio Merkury, Poznan, Poland....continue...

Krzysztof Meyer: String Quartets, Vol. 2: Nos. 9, 11 & 12

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-12-13

Works: Krysztof Meyer: Quartet for Strings No 9, Op 74; Quartet for Strings no 11, Op. 95; Quartet for Strings no 12, Op. 103
Conductors:
Ensemble: Wieniawski String Quratet

Krzysztof Meyer's intensely dramatic and eloquent string quartets stand at the centre of his achievements as a composer. The extremes of mood which characterize the...continue...
Recording information: Radio Merkury, Poznan, Poland....continue...

Music for my Cello / Julius Berger

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Krysztof Meyer: Sonata for cello no 2, Op. 109; Bertold Hummel: Fantasia for cello no 1 in G major, Op. 77d; Fantasia for cello no 2 (In memoriam Pablo Casals), Op. 97a; Hermann Regner: Abendlieder, ...
Performers: Berger, Julius

Master cellist Julius Berger is well known for his mesmerizing performances of contemporary works....continue...
Recording information: Saal der Universität Augsburg (D)....continue...

Krzysztof Meyer: String Quartets no. 5, 6 & 8

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

Works: Krysztof Meyer: Quartet for Strings No 5, Op 42; Quartet for Strings No 6, Op 51; Quartet for Strings No 8, Op 67

The Wieniawski String Quartet makes its Naxos debut with three important chamber compositions by its much-awarded compatriot Krzysztof Meyer, whose musical homeland is the chamber...continue...

Krzysztof Meyer: Complete Works for Cello and Piano / Mizerska, Abbate, Glensk

1 CD / Toccata / 2009-07-14

Works: Krysztof Meyer: Sonata for cello & piano no 1, Op. 62; Canzona for cello & piano, Op. 56; Sonata for cello & piano no 2, Op. 99
Performers: Abbate, Emma; Glensk, Katarzyna; Mizerska, Evva

Krzysztof Meyer, a student of Penderecki, Lutoslawski, and Nadia Boulanger, is one of the leading Polish composers of the day. His music marries a powerful...continue...

Polish Piano Trios - Malawski, Meyer / Altenberg Trio Vienna

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-02-10

Works: Artur Malawski: Trio for Piano and Strings in C sharp minor; Krysztof Meyer: Trio for violin, cello & piano, Op. 50
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Ensemble: Altenberg Trio Wien

The Altenberg Trio is today's most important piano trio, and their new disc features music from two remarkable 20th century Polish composers. A missing link...continue...

SCENE Player Piano 6 - Original Compositions in the tradition of Nancarrow

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-06-10

Works: James Tenney: Music for Player Piano; Spectral Canon for Conlon Nancarrow, for player piano; Tom Johnson: Study for Player Piano; Daniele Lombardi: Toccata for Player Piano; Steffen Schleiermacher: P...
Performers: Mohr, Horst; Tenton, Walter

Stravinsky, Haas, and Hindemith committed some of their early compositions to piano rolls, and Conlon Nancarrow proved to be the master of the player piano...continue...

Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr - Mozart, Variationen & Neue Klaviermusik

3 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-04-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano 4 hands in C major, K 19d; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint", K 455; Variations (8) for Piano in A major on "Co...
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Andaloro, Giuseppe; Bashkirova, Elena; Bielov, Andrey; Brendel, Adrian; Chamorel, Christian; Eckardstein, Severin von; Fellner, Till; Glander, Matthias; Hocker, Jurgen; Kharin, Vl...

This live recording from the 2006 Piano Festival Ruhr features rarely played Mozart pieces....continue...

Quartetto Dafô

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2002-06-18

Works: Tadeusz Baird: Play, for string quartet; Krzysztof Penderecki: Quartet for Strings no 2; Eugeniusz Knapik: Quartet for Strings no 1; Maciej Zielinski: Quartet for Strings no 1; Krysztof Meyer: Quarte...