Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pré, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon;...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

The Very Best of Tchaikovsky

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Swan Lake; Quar...
Performers: Grishko, Vladimir; Horváth, János; Magyar, Gábor; Porzolt, György; Prunyi, Ilona; Sárosi, Péter; Scherbakov, Konstantin
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Entremont, Philippe; Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; ; Wit, Antoni; Mogrelia, Andrew; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Sirenko, Vladimir
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; New Haydn Quartet; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw;...

Discover - Music of the Romantic Era

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Frédéric Ch...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Banowetz, Joseph; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Hill, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Orgonasova, Luba; Podles, Ewa; Russell, L...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Talmi, Yoav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Bramall, Anthony; ; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kosler, Zden...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Kodál...

The 'Discover Series' opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 1; Sibelius: Valse triste / Chmura, etc

1 CD / CD Accord / 2003-01-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Jean Sibelius: Kuolema
Conductors: Chmura, Gabriel
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

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...

Penderecki: Orchestral Works Vol 3 / Antoni Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-03-01

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 2 "Christmas"; Symphony no 4 ("Adagio")
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

"As always, Wit gets magnificent performances from his Katowice orchestra, and the sonics are everything you could want them to be. Wit has done no...continue...

Dvorák: A Hero's Song, Czech Suite, etc / Wit, Katowice

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-01-04

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Heroic Song for Orchestra, Op. 111/B 199; Czech Suite, for orchestra in D major, B. 93 (Op. 39); Hussite Overture, Op. 67/B 132; Festival March, Op. 54/B 88
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

Schumann: Symphonies no 2 & 4 / Antoni Wit, Polish NRSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-10-07

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

Ravel: Piano Concertos; Falla: Nights / Thiollier, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-09-05

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Concerto for Piano left hand; Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain
Performers: Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

Smetana: Má Vlast / Antoni Wit, Polish NRSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-08-05

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

"The Polish Radio should be proud of an orchestra able to achieve such beautiful sonority...With his great sympathy for the music and reveal subtleties that...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Fantasias after Shakespeare / Leaper, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-06-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; The Tempest, Op. 18; Hamlet Overture, Op. 67
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvorák: Piano Concerto, etc / Jandó, Wit, Polish NRSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-06-03

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63; Water Goblin, Op. 107/B 195
Performers: Jandó, Jenö
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto no 3, etc / Kang, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-05-31

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Caprice andalous, for violin & orchestra in G major, Op. 122; Morce...
Performers: Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

Mahler: Symphony no 6 / Wit, Polish National Radio Symphony

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-11-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6, Francesca da Rimini / Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-10-19

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique"; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 1, 3 & 4 / Paik, Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1992-07-02

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Concerto for Piano left hand no 4 in B flat major, Op. 53; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10
Performers: Paik, Kun-woo
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 2 & 4 / Leaper, Polish National RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1992-05-14

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

Elgar: Violin Concerto, Cockaigne Overture / Kang, Leaper

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1991-11-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"
Performers: Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice