Sinfonia Varsovia

Bohuslav Martinu: Early Orchestral Works - Nocturne; Village Feast; Little Dance Suite; Movement for Orchestra, H90 et al.

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-04-30

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Prelude in the Form of a Scherzo, for orchestra (after Prelude for piano, H. 181/2), H. 181a; Composition for large orchestra, H. 90 (incomplete); Posvícení (Church Festiv...
Performers: Haufa, Jakub; Krzyzanowski, Andrzej; Paciorkiewicz, Artur
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Martinu's mature orchestral works are now a mainstay in classical repertoire. But, the orchestral music he wrote between his late teens and early thirties is...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Polish Radio, Warsaw (12/19/2012-12/21/2012)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Jacek Kaspszyk, Sinfonia Varsovia / Ingrid Jacoby, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Jacoby, Ingrid
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Ingrid Jacoby has established herself as one of the most poetic and admired pianists of her generation. This recording of Beethoven's Piano Concertos Nos. 2...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio of Polish Radio, Wars (07/30/2011/07/31/2011)....continue...

Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole; Sonate; Arlequin; Guitare / Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, Augustin Dumay; Jean-Philippe Collard

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2012-11-13

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21; Sonata for Violin; Arlequin, esquisse-caractéristique, for violin/cello & piano (also orchestrated) in G major; Gu...
Performers: Boriso-Glebsky, Nikita; Collard, Jean-Phillipe
Conductors: Dumay, Augustin [Violin]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Recording information: Flagey Studio 1, Brussels, Belgium (01/16/2011-01/17/2011); Polish Radio Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Warsaw, P (01/16/2011-01/17/2011); Flagey Studio 1, Brussels, Belgium (...continue...

Eugeniusz Morawski: Don Quichotte; Ulalume; Nevermore - symphonic poems / Wolinska

1 CD / CD Accord / 2012-05-29

Works: Eugeniusz Morawski: Don Quichotte, symphonic poem for orchestra; Ulalume, symphonic poem for orchestra; Nevermore, symphonic poem for orchestra
Conductors: Wolinska, Monika
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Charles Baudelaire once wrote: "Many a jewel sleeps buried in shadow and oblivion, far from the miner's pickaxe and drill; many a flower reluctantly pours...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio of Polish Radio, Wars (2011-02-15_2011-02-16&2011-)....continue...

Dobrzynski and Lessel: Piano Concertos / Howard Shelley, piano

1 CD / Fryderyk Chopin Society / 2012-03-13

Works: Franciszek Lessel: Concerto for Piano in C major, Op. 14; Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski: Concerto for Piano in A flat major, Op. 2
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

This album restores the magical world of 19th-century Warsaw - the city as it was in Chopin's youth. Charming piano concertos by Lessel and Dobrzynski...continue...
Recording information: Sali Koncertowej Filharmonii Narodowej w Warszawie (08/25/2010/08/20/2009)....continue...

George Walker: Great American Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Ian Hobson

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-02-14

Works: George Walker: Icarus in Orbit, for orchestra; Piano Concerto; Abu, for 2 narrators, violin, cello & piano; Dialogus, for cello & orchestra; Da Camera for violin, cello, piano, harp, celesta, orchest...
Performers: Kouzov, Dmitry; Lupu, Sherban; Sennet, Rochelle; Vamos, Brandon; Vamso, Brandon
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

The most recent volume in the series on Albany Records devoted to the orchestral music of George Walker includes two concertos - one for piano...continue...

The Legend of Mozart: Opera Excerpts, Concertos, Symphonies, etc / Damrau, Dessay, Gens, Garanca

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro; Così fan tutte, ...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Baltsa, Agnes; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Cachemaille, Gilles; Capuçon, Renaud; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Garanca, Elina; Gens, Véronique; ...
Conductors: Rhorer, Jérémie; Langrée, Louis; Bolton, Ivor; Muti, Riccardo; Harding, Daniel; Pletnev, Mikhail; Schiff, Heinrich; Nelson, John; ; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Menuhin, Yehudi; Corboz...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Le Concert d'Astrée; Sinfonia Varsovia

From The Magic flute to the Kyrie of his Requiem, this new compilation offers, on 2 CDs for the price of 1, a thorough insight...continue...

Antonín Dvorak: Violin Concerto; Romance; Four Romantic Pieces / Hrachya Avanesyan, violin

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2012-01-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39; Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150
Performers: Avanesyan, Hrachya; Shirinyan, Marianna [Piano]
Conductors: Dumay, Augustin [Violin]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Hrachya Avanesyan, winner of the last violin session of the Carl Nielsen Competition in Denmark, is a violinist of great character. Based in Belgium, where...continue...
Recording information: Flagey Studio 4, Brussels, Belgium (01/18/2011-01/20/2011); Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Polish Radio, Warsaw (01/18/2011-01/20/2011); Flagey Studio 4, Brussels, Belgium (06...continue...

Chopin: The Complete Works, Vol. 4: The Piano Concertos / Ian Hobson, piano

1 CD / Zephyr / 2011-12-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11
Performers: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

The versatile British-born pianist/conductor Ian Hobson continues the series on Zephyr of the complete works of Chopin. This volume offers two concertos....continue...
Recording information: Studio S1 of Polish Radio (10/10/2006/01/08/2008)....continue...

Louis-Ferdinand Hérold: Piano Concertos nos 2, 3 & 4 / Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, piano

1 CD / Mirare / 2011-11-08

Works: Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold: Concerto for Piano no 3 in A major; Concerto for Piano no 4 in E minor; Concerto for Piano no 2 in E flat major
Performers: Neuburger, Jean-Frederic
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

When the doors of an operatic career opened for Ferdinand Hérold in 1820, he took great care to hide away the piano concertos he had...continue...
Recording information: Maison de la radio polonaise, Varsovie (05/16/2010-05/18/2010)....continue...

Cello Heroics I: Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto / Gavriel Lipkind, cello

1 CD / Lipkind Productions / 2011-09-27

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129
Performers: Lipkind, Gavriel
Conductors: Katz, Misha
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Cello Heroics was created to take a deeper look at the concertante literature for cello: "The Heroes of the Cello." It is a carefully planned...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall of the Polish Radio....continue...

Cello Heroics II: Shostakovich Cello Concerto / Gavriel Lipkind, cello

1 CD / Lipkind Productions / 2011-09-27

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Performers: Lipkind, Gavriel
Conductors: Rodek, Wojciech
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Cello Heroics was created to take a deeper look at the concertante literature for cello: "The Heroes of the Cello." It is a carefully planned...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall of the Polish Radio....continue...

Chants d'est - Songs from Slavic lands / Wieder-Atherton, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-10-27

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Ernst von Dohnányi: Ruralia Hungarica, pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 32b; Unspecified: Song in remembrance of Schubert; Alexander Tcherepnin: Songs and Dances, for...
Performers: Wieder-Atherton, Sonia
Conductors: Mangou, Christophe
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

A breathtaking collection of ancient folk melodies, played on lyrical solo cello with string orchestra. Naive’s astonishing new signing, Sonia Wieder-Atherton, is bound to make...continue...

Violon X - Exteme Violin - Biondi, Buskov, Ivanov, Khachaturian / Biondi, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-06-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Concerto for Violin in D major, RV 208 "Il grosso Mogul" - Grave; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'a...
Performers: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bushkov, Evgueni; Dedieu-Vidal, Marcelle; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Ivanov, Yossif; Khachatryan, Sergey; Kraemer, Manfredo; Monteilhet,...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Marchi, Alessandro de; Bartholomée, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Walker: Address for Orchestra, Overture, Sinfonia no 1 & 3, etc / Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-10-14

Works: George Walker: Address for orchestra; In Praise of Folly; Sinfonia no 1; Sinfonia no 3; Hoopla "A Touch of Glee"
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

The orchestral works on this CD of world premiere recordings incorporate a wealth of compositional techniques- archaic, arcane and contemporary. These works constitute a cross...continue...

Harris: Symphony no 11; Gould, Effinger, Moore / Ian Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-09-09

Works: Morton Gould: Cowboy Rhapsody; Roy Harris: Symphony no 11; Cecil Effinger: Little Symphony no 1, Op. 31; Douglas S. Moore: Symphony no 2 in A major
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

What more could an advocate for American music want? This recording combines neglected works by well-known masters (Roy Harris' Symphony No. 11 and Gould's Cowboy...continue...

Romantic Clarinet - Rietz, Bruch / Kam, Buhl, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Julius Rietz: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra in G Minor, Op 29; Max Bruch: Concerto for clarinet & viola with orchestra, in E minor, Op. 88; Carl Maria von Weber: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings ...
Performers: Kam, Ori; Kam, Sharon
Conductors: Bühl, Gregor
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Sharon Kam is judged by the specialist press to be an artist who "does not only play with virtuoso perfection but sounds fresher and also...continue...

Classics for My Baby - Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Handel, Grieg, etc / Angelich, Menuhin, Argerich, Järvi, Anderszewski, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nac...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha; Bonney, Barbara; Capuçon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo; Coles, Samuel; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Debost, Michel; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, F...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Wordsworth, Barry; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Plasson, Michel; Harding, Daniel; Hickox, Richard; Janowski, Marek; Warren-Green, Christopher; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Gardelli...
Ensemble: Academy of London; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Br...

Studies that the unborn child in its mother's womb is able to perceive exterior noises. That being the case, you might as well let your...continue...

Don Gillis: Twinkletoes and Other Works / Ian Hobson, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-03-01

Works: Don Gillis: Twinkletoes, for orchestra; Rhapsody for harp & orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 1 "Encore Concerto"; Short Overture to an Unwritten Opera, for orchestra; Rhapsody for trumpet & orchestra
Performers: Bednarczyk, Krzysztof; Hobson, Ian [Piano]; Sikorzak-Olek, Anna
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

In both the "Encore" Concerto and the Harp Rhapsody (written for the NBC Symphony's Edward Vito), one can hear some very serious thoughts being bandied...continue...

Brahms, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Cárdenes, Hobson

1 CD / Artek / 2007-09-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Cardenes, Andres
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Andres Cardenes performs Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 with the Sinfonia Varsovia under...continue...

Don Gillis: Symphony no. 3, etc / Hobson, Sifonia Varsovia

2 Super Audio CD / Albany Records / 2007-08-01

Works: Don Gillis: Symphony "X" ("The Big D"); Tulsa; Symphony no 3 "A Symphony of Free Men"
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Gillis was a populist American composer who wrote music that, in his own words, "kids could whistle in Waxahachie or Dubuque." Conductor Ian Hobson has...continue...

Michael S. Horwood: Suite and Serious / Ian Hobson, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2007-07-01

Works: Michael S. Horwood: National Park Suite, for orchestra; Symphony no 1; Intravariations, theme & variations for piano & orchestra; Amusement Park Suite, for orchestra
Performers: Kubera, Joseph
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

"Horwood's range of reference is very wide. The opening of the National Park Suite, with its stentorian trombones, might recall the stark nature music that...continue...

Don Gillis: Symphonies no 1, 2 & 5 1/2 / Ian Hobson, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Albany Records / 2006-11-01

Works: Don Gillis: Symphony no 1 "An American Symphony"; Symphony no 2 "A Symphony of Faith"; Symphony no 5 1/2 "A Symphony for Fun"
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

"If you're looking for music that offers the style of, say, Gershwin, but in larger forms, then Don Gillis is your guy. His first two...continue...

Don Gillis: Symphony no 7, etc / Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia

1 Super Audio CD / Albany Records / 2006-04-01

Works: Don Gillis: Portrait of a Frontier Town, for orchestra; The Alamo, for orchestra; Symphony no 7 "Saga of a Prairie School"
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

"I cannot speak highly enough of the playing of the Sinfonia Varsova under Hobson's committed and affectionate leadership, set forth in warm, expansive sound. The...continue...

Wieniawski: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Plawner, Niziol, et al

1 CD / CD Accord / 2006-01-01

Works: Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22
Performers: Niziol, Barolomiej; Plawner, Piotr
Conductors: Nowak, Grzegorz
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Schumann, Handel, Haydn, Telemann: Concertos for Four Horns

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-12-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Konzertstück for 4 horns & orchestra in F major, Op. 86; George Frederick Handel: Concerto in F major, HWV 331; Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture-Suite for 4 Horns, 2 Oboes, Stri...
Conductors: Wisniewski, Dariusz
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

The American Record Guide named The American Horn Quartet 'the finest brass chamber ensemble in the word'. All four works on this recording showcase the...continue...

Górecki: Symphony no 3, Canticum Graduum / Altinoglu, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Naïve / 2005-11-15

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); Canticum Graduum, Op. 27
Performers: Perruche, Ingrid
Conductors: Altinoglu, Alain
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Premiered at the Royan Festival in 1977, Greckis Third Symphony has had a most unusual history. Written in a neo-modal style using extremely simple motifs,...continue...

Don Gillis: Paul Bunyan Overture, etc / Ian Hobson, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-06-01

Works: Don Gillis: Paul Bunyan; Symphony no 6 "Mid-Century U.S.A."; Symphony no 5 "Im Memoriam"
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Gillis: Symphony no 4 / Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-12-01

Works: Don Gillis: Symphony no 4; Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

"Hobson brings a wealth of buoyant rhythm and catchy tune-spinning to this music, and the Poles are clearly having a ball. Frivolous, joyous, or what...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concerto no 21 & 27 / Fou Ts'ong

1 CD / Meridian / 2004-04-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595
Performers: Ts'ong, Fou
Conductors: Ts'ong, Fou
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Khachaturian, Sibelius: Violin Concertos / Khachatryan

1 CD / Naïve / 2004-03-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Khachatryan, Sergey
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

"[Sergey] Khachatryan is a spit-polish virtuoso with an indentifiable personality and a tendency toward introspection." - Magil, American Record Guide...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Fou Ts'ong, Mu Hai Tang, etc

1 CD / Meridian / 2004-01-04

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Ts'ong, Fou
Conductors: Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

American Light - Gillis: Star-Spangled Symphony, etc

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-11-01

Works: Don Gillis: Star-Spangled Symphony; Amarillo, A Symphonic Celebration; Symphony no 8 "A Dance Symphony"
Conductors: Hobson, Ian
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

"All this stuff sounds just dandy, full of catchy tunes and broad humor, and the Polish players have the idiom down pat. Sonics are a...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concerti no 22 & 24 / Fou Ts'ong, Varsovia

1 CD / Meridian / 2003-07-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491
Performers: Ts'ong, Fou
Conductors: Ts'ong, Fou
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Mozart himself gave the first performances, but did not write out the cadenzas. In this recording, Fou Ts'ong has adapted the cadenzas left by Hummel...continue...

Porter: Symphony no 1, etc / Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-05-01

Works: Quincy Porter: Symphony no 1; Poem and Dance, for orchestra; Symphony no 2
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Paderewski: Piano Concerto, etc / Hobson, Maksymiuk, et al

1 CD / Zephyr / 2002-07-01

Works: Ignace Jan Paderewski: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 17; Polish Fantasia on original themes, for piano & orchestra, Op. 19
Performers: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Conductors: Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 21 & 24 / Anderszewski, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2002-04-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr
Conductors: Anderszewski, Piotr
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

"Magic is not an overstatement here. Wherever one happens to direct attention, a high level of musicianship shows, be it the principal oboist, the string...continue...

Chopin: Works for Piano and Orchestra Vol 1 / Olejniczak

1 CD / CD Accord / 1996-01-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Olejniczak, Janusz
Conductors: Nowak, Grzegorz
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Ptaszynska: Holocaust Memorial Cantata / Menuhin, et al

1 CD / CD Accord / 1996-01-01

Works: Marta Ptaszynska: Holocaust Memorial Cantata, for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Gierlach, Robert; Kilanowisz, Zofia
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Lutoslawski: Selected Works / Jakowicz, Michniewski, et al

1 CD / CD Accord / 1996-01-01

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Overture for Strings; Funeral Music; Venetian Games; Partita for Violin and Orchestra; Interlude for Orchestra
Performers: Jakowicz, Krzysztof
Conductors: Michniewski, Wojciech
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia