Minkiewicz, Ryszard

Penderecki: Symphonies & Other Orchestral Works / Antoni Wit [5 CDs]

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem"; Symphony no 3; Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Fluorescences, for orchestra; De Natura Sonoris II, for orchestra; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Brek, Jaroslaw; Lubanska, Anna; Mikolaj, Aga; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Ochman, Wieslaw; Pasichnyk, Olga; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Tesarowicz, Romuald
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir

"Antoni Wit's ongoing cycle of Penderecki orchestral works is yet another of those truly outstanding Naxos projects that's unlikely to get the attention it deserves....continue...

Masterworks of 20th Century - Penderecki

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

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Utrenia I; Utrenia II; Polish Requiem; Passio et mors domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam "Saint Luke Passion"; Te Deum; Hymne an den heiligen Daniel; Polymorphia
Performers: Hossa, Iwona; Klosinska, Izabella; Kruszewski, Adam; Kusiewicz, Piotr; Malanowicz, Jaroslaw; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Tesarowicz, Romuald; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Penderecki is without a doubt one of the most influential and respected composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. This collection contains his most important...continue...

Szymanowski: Symphonies 3 & 4, etc / Simon Rattle, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Songs (6) of a fairy-tale princess, Op. 31; Harnasie, Op. 55; Love Songs of Hafiz, songs (8) for tenor & orchestra, Op. 26, M28; Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37; Concerto for...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Burden, Andrew; Connell, John; Garrison, Jon [Tenor Vocal]; Gierlach, Robert; Hampson, Thomas; Karneus, Katarina; Langridge, Philip; Milne, Lisa; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Quivar, Flore...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus

This 4-CD set contains all the Szymanowski recordings that Sir Simon Rattle made for EMI classics, including some of the composer's best known works -...continue...

Szymanowski: Symphonies no 2 and 3 / Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19, M24; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Song of the Night"
Performers: Marczyk, Ewa; Minkiewicz, Ryszard
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Composed in 1910, at a time when Szymanowski was influenced by Richard Strauss, Reger and Scriabin, the unusually structured 'Symphony No. 2' is a work...continue...

Penderecki: Symphony no 8 / Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 8 "Lieder Vergänglichkeit"; Dies Irae; Psalms of David
Performers: Brek, Jaroslaw; Drabowicz, Wojciech; Kaune, Michaela; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Rehlis, Agnieszka
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

"Antoni Wit's Naxos recordings, particularly those of contemporary music, have been almost uniformly splendid, and this one is no exception. He summons terrific playing from...continue...

Penderecki: A Polish Requiem / Wit, et al

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

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Polish Requiem
Performers: Klosinska, Izabella; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir

Written for four soloists, large mixed chorus and an orchestra featuring quadruple winds and six horns, 'A Polish Requiem' is among Penderecki's most powerful and...continue...

Szymanowski: Songs with Orchestra / Stryja, Gadulanka, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-02-21

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Love Songs of Hafiz, songs (8) for tenor & orchestra, Op. 26, M28; Songs of an Infatuated Muezzin, songs (6) for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42, M44; Songs (6) of a fairy-tal...
Performers: Gadulanka, Jadwiga; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Zagorzanka, Barbara
Conductors: Stryja, Karol
Ensemble: Polish National Philharmonic Orchestra Katowice