Nowacki, Piotr

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...

Sonic Rebellion - An Alternative Classical Collection [B&N exclusive]

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); George Antheil:...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Crawford, Peter; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Mikkola, Laura; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; Spalding, Daniel; Edison, Noel; Summerly, Jeremy; ; Milanov, Rossen
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble; Forestare

Penderecki: Utrenja / Wit, Hossa, Rehlis, Kusiewicz, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Utrenia I; Utrenia II
Performers: Hossa, Iwona; Kusiewicz, Piotr; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Penderecki's 'Utrenja' was inspired by the Orthodox liturgy for Holy Saturday with its focus on the lamentation of Christ's death and the Easter Sunday morning...continue...

Fleishman: Rothschild's Violin; et al / Petrenko, et al

2 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Benjamin Fleischmann: Rothschild's Violin, opera [completed by Dimitry Shostakovich]; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gamblers, opera, for 6 male voices & orchestra (unfinished)
Performers: Astakhov, Roman; Danailov, Peter; Gabouri, Elena; Janiszewski, Jacek; Kuusik, Oliver; Lapins, Andris; Lehotsky, Michal; Matthews, Kevin; McCall, Alastair; Nowacki, Piotr; Quinn, Lewis James
Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich never finished The Gamblers, but he was able to complete Rothschild's Violin, the work of his student Venyamin Fleishman who was killed during combat...continue...

Penderecki: Te Deum, Polymorphia, etc / Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Te Deum; Hymne an den heiligen Daniel; Polymorphia; Polish Requiem
Performers: Klosinska, Izabella; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

Since 1966, with the composition of the St Luke Passion, Penderecki has enjoyed an international reputation for music that blends direct, emotional appeal with contemporary...continue...

Discover - Choral Music

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-08-28

Works: Gregorian Chant: Crux fidelis, inter omnes, hymn (GR 182); Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; John Taverner: Missa "Gloria tibi Trinitas"; Christe Jesu, pastor bone; Thoma...
Performers: Bentch, Timothy; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Drabowicz, Wojciech; Kubiak, Barbara; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Helbich, Wolfgang; Antal, Mátyás; Oberfrank, Géza; Christophers, Harry; Halász, Michael; Drahos, Béla; Spering, Andreas; Rilling, Helmuth; Rahbari, Alexander; Talmi, Yoav; Wi...
Ensemble: ; Alsfeld Vocal Ensemble; I Febiarmonici (Baroque Orchestra); The Sixteen

Discover Choral Music surveys and explains the development of choral music from medieval plainchant to contemporary favorites like John Rutter and Arvo Part, via Renaissance...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

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Wit, Warsaw National PO, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Bentch, Timothy; Boberska, Marta; Drabowicz, Wojciech; Klosinska, Izabella; Kubiak, Barbara; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

With its enormous vocal, choral and orchestral forces, Mahler's Eighth Symphony, later to be dubbed 'Symphony of a Thousand', is one of the largest and...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...

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

Penderecki: Ubu Rex / Kasprzyk, et al

2 CD / CD Accord / 2004-01-01

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Ubu rex
Performers: Andreew-Siwek, Magdalena; Bartminsky, Rafal; Bozalek, Jeanette; Ciesla, Ryszard; Dymowski, Robert; Firek, Przemyslaw; Frakstein, Jozef; Galka, Czeslaw; Karasinska, Anna; Klosinska, Isabella; Lotocki,...
Conductors: Kasprzyk, Jacek
Ensemble: Wielki Theatre Chorus; Wielki Theatre Orchestra