Witold Lutoslawski: Chain 2 for Violin & Orchestra / Petite Suite / Musique Funèbre (to the Memory of Béla Bartók) / Jeux Vénitiens, for Orchestra

1. Chain 2, dialogue for violin & orchestra
Composed by Witold Lutoslawski
with Kryzysztof Jakowicz
Conducted by Takao Ukigaya

2. Little Suite, for chamber orchestra (later arr. for full orchestra)
Composed by Witold Lutoslawski
Conducted by Takao Ukigaya

3. Funeral Music, string orchestra
Composed by Witold Lutoslawski
Conducted by Takao Ukigaya

4. Venetian Games, for chamber orchestra
Composed by Witold Lutoslawski
Conducted by Takao Ukigaya

Witold Lutoslawski: Chain 2 for Violin & Orchestra / Petite Suite / Musique Funèbre (to the Memory of Béla Bartók) / Jeux Vénitiens, for Orchestra,Witold Lutoslawski,Takao Ukigaya,Kryzysztof Jakowicz,Filharmonia Pomorska,Andrzej Legowski,Thorofon,20th/21st Century Occasional Music,20th/21st Century Orchestral Work with Formal Description,Chamber Music & Recitals,Classical,Concerto,Music for Chamber Orchestra,Orchestral,Violin Concerto

Average customer rating: Generally minor Lutoslawski, but dependably performed. Great value and a good listen Great music; performances a little short of the best stunning performances Superb 'Funeral Music' and breathtaking Fourth Symphony

Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 4; Partita for Violin & Orchestra Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lutoslawski | Lutoslawski, Witold | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Concertos | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Concertos | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Symphonies | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Symphonies | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Symphonies | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol. 2 Lutoslawski - Symphony No. 1 · Chantefleurs et Chantefables, etc Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 3; Paganini Variations; Paroles Tissées; Les Espaces du Sommeil Lutoslawski: Preludes & Fugues for 13 solo strings: Three Postludes; Fanfares Lutoslawski: Double Concerto; Dances Preludes; Chain I ASIN: B000001464 Release Date: 1996-09-17

Tracks:

1. Funeral Music For Strings: Prologue
2. Funeral Music For Strings: Metamorphoses
3. Funeral Music For Strings: Apogeum
4. Funeral Music For Strings: Epilogue
5. Chain 2: Dialogue For Violin And Orchestra: Ad Libitum
6. Chain 2: Dialogue For Violin And Orchestra: A battuta
7. Chain 2: Dialogue For Violin And Orchestra: Ad libitum
8. Chain 2: Dialogue For Violin And Orchestra: A battuta - Ad libitum - A battuta
9. Interlude
10. Partita For Violin And Orchestra: Allegro giusto
11. Partita For Violin And Orchestra: Ad libitum
12. Partita For Violin And Orchestra: Largo
13. Partita For Violin And Orchestra: Ad libitum
14. Partita For Violin And Orchestra: Presto
15. Symphony No. 4

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This fine disc not only contains Lutoslawski's last major work, the compact and elegiac Fourth Symphony, it neatly gathers his two pieces for violin and orchestra, Chain II and the Partita. Like most Polish composers, Lutoslawski had a natural feeling for the violin, and although he never wrote a formal violin concerto, the Partita in particular certainly fits the bill. Like all of his best work, the music is modern in tone, but so lucidly structured and sonically eventful that, while it's certainly not easy listening, no sympathetic ear can fail to be impressed by its beauty and emotional directness. The performances, by the composer's compatriots, are all superb, and this budget-price disc is part of survey of the composer's complete orchestral music. Wonderful. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

Generally minor Lutoslawski, but dependably performed........2006-08-02

This Naxos disc, the first of the label's seven-volume collection of Witold Lutoslawski's orchestral music, covers two very different phases of the composer's career, with one piece from the second half of the 1950s and the rest from the last decade of his life. As always, Antoni Wit leads the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Krzystof Bakowski appears as the soloist in the violin pieces.

While the "Jeux Venitiens" of 1961, bringing in limited aleatorism, is often heralded as the start of Lutoslawski's middle period, the chromatic language that marked these mature works was introduced with "Muzyka zalobna" for strings ("Funeral Music", 1958). In 1954 Lutoslawski had just finished his Concerto for Orchestra, and was commissioned to write a piece for the tenth anniversary of Bartok's death. The slight post-Stalinist thaw gave him the chance to entirely rethink his compositional technique, and four years later he presented this work where the socialist-realist or folk inspiration of the Concerto for Orchestra was strikingly replaced with dodecaphony. The twelve-tone method of the piece is too complicated to go into here, but what Lutoslawski was seeking to do was use chromaticism to give colour and personality, not just structure like the serialists. Many of the specific methods Lutoslawski uses here were not continued in later works, and Edward Cowie called the work a "diversion" from the composer's stylistic evolution, but it does signal a comfort with the full range of pitch and is moving listening.

We skip over a quarter century from "Muzyka zalobna" to the next piece. What happened in the meantime was exciting, limited aleatorism was an integral part of each piece, the selection of pitches was taken from twelve-note chords, and a bold concept of bipartite form ("hesitant" vs "direct" was introduced). Pieces like the splendid String Quartet of 1965 and the awesome Symphony No. 2 of 1968 are fine examples of this period. After his third symphony, however, Lutoslawski moved away from all this. While aleatorism remained, it began to contribute little to the music and in most places seems a mere formality. Total chromaticism disappeared, and instead the harmonies sound as restricted as neoclassicism or neoromanticism. This process of limitation took a while to come to fruition.

In "Chain 2" (1984), a "dialogue for violin and orchestra" one still feels that the form is boundlessly expanding, avoiding any stale constraints of classicism. The title refers to Lutoslawski's late technique of beginning new sections before the last is fully completed, given the work a certain momentum that propels the music forward. While emphatically not a violin concerto (he was at work on a piece earning such a name in his final weeks), Lutoslawski's love for the instrument is so great that the work tours all manner of violin technique and mood. I think "Chain 3" for chamber orchestra is a better exposition of this form, but this follows not far behind.

"Partita" (1988), an orchestration of a piece originally for violin and piano, immediately strikes the listener who has followed Lutoslawski's work chronologically as strait-jacketed. The occasionally interludes for solo violin and piano don't are interesting. But that doesn't change the fact that the main of the work finds inspiration in Baroque music, and even if there are no major or minor keys, the work still approximates a sort of stale tonality. The "Interlude" for orchestra (1989) is a brief work written to bridge the two violin pieces. Its soft, slowly shifting textures sound eerily like something from Arvo Part, which is at first a bit surprising, but after a few listens the piece ends up seeming generally unremarkable.

The "Symphony No. 4" (1992) was Lutoslawski's last great work. It begins with the soundworld of the Third Symphony, as everything arises from the note E in both. The Fourth, however, is much more lyrical, brooding, meditative. Harmonies here are based on thirds. While not one of Lutoslawski's greatest symphonies--I favour the Second and Third--there's so many rich dramatic shifts, from sweetness to a sense of catastrophe, and it's pleasant listening. It certainly shows that Lutoslawski still had it even after the "Partita" or the rather appalling "Piano Concerto".

Naxos is rather hit-and-miss with liner notes, but this release has a surprisingly specific analysis. This is probably a dreadful introduction to Lutoslawski, and for that I'd recommend the Sony disc with the Third and Fourth symphonies and "Les espaces du sommeil". Still, the Naxos series of his orchestral works give full coverage to this intriguing composer's career, the price is right, and the performances are generally competitive with the best major-label offerings.

Great value and a good listen.......2004-02-29

I make no attempt to compare this with other versions of these pieces, as I haven't listened to any others. This CD, like the others in this series is great value. The issue mentioned in a previous review about Chain, the Partita and the Interlude being reversed in their usual order isn't problematic, as they all stand alone and can be programmed in the 'right' order anyway.

This is all fine music, but the highlights for me are the Funeral Music and Interlude. Their 'atmospheric' nature appeals.

For those interested in low price versions of Polish 20th Century masters, try:

Penderecki: Anaklasis/Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima/De Natura Sonoris Nos 1 & 2 etc on EMI Classics

Gorecki: The glorious Symphony No 3 on Naxos - at least equal best of all versions and my favourite

Great music; performances a little short of the best.......2003-12-15

This disc would make an ideal introduction to the music of the Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski, and as it happens it was the first in a series of eight Naxos discs of his orchestral music, all with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra under the capable baton of Antoni Wit. The disc includes three major late works and one of the best of the composer's earlier works, and only one minor piece.

The early work on the disc is Funeral Music, for string orchestra. This work, written between 1954 and 1958, was the closest Lutoslawski ever got to writing serial music--a slow elegiac work based on tritones and minor seconds. The opening builds up complexity from a single line to an eight-voice canon, and this process is played out in reverse at the close. In between these sections, the simple motif on which the work is based is transformed and metamorphosed, eventually climaxing in a series of twelve-note chords. This is a transitional work (Lutoslawski was not to find his mature style till Jeux vénetiens in 1961) but nonetheless well worth a listen. Wit's performance here is a little too soft-edged at times; there are many rivals that have a mild edge over him, for example Rowicki on Philips.

Chain 2, written in the mid-1980s, is in effect a concerto for violin and chamber orchestra. It is written in four movements--in the first and third, the orchestra and violin play without co-ordinating their music, creating fluid, flexible counterpoint. In the second and fourth, the music is notated as normally (except for at the climax of the fourth movement, where the music briefly loses co-ordination). The music here contrasts dramatic, abrasive material with lyrical melody--at the climax of the finale it seems that the abrasive material has won out, but the violin then re-enters, ending the work melodically. Krzyszstov Bakowski takes a much more classical view than the more romantic Anne-Sophie Mutter in her rival recording on DG, and this is not to his advantage--the music really here needs the drama Mutter brings to it and the more virtuoso playing of the BBC Symphony under Lutoslawski.

The Interlude is a short piece intended to be played between Partita and Chain 2 (I'm not sure why Naxos programmed the disc the way around they did, as it reverses the composer's intended order of the three works). This is a minor work, a kind of Polish Unanswered Question, but not nearly as haunting as Ives' masterpiece. Wit directs a good clean performance of this work, which is otherwise hard to find on disc.

Partita is Lutoslawski's other concertante work for violin and orchestra (technically, it is really for violin and piano, but Lutoslawski produced a later orchestral version, which we hear here: I confess to a slight preference for the original). Also dating from the 1980s, this work occupies a similar world to that of Chain 2, though slightly more clear-cut. The work is in three main movements in fast-slow-fast form, with short interludes for violin and piano separating them (in these interludes, violin and piano play uncoordinated, at all other times--except for the climax in the finale--the writing is strictly coordinated). The outer movements are vigorously rhythmic and melodic, almost neo-Classical at times, while the slow movement is a deeply felt elegy. Here, I find Bakowski's style more appropriate to the work, and highly competitive with Mutter; I would favour the DG recording only marginally if at all.

The last work on the disc is Lutoslawski's last major work, the Fourth Symphony, written between 1988 and 1992. This is a primarily lyrical work in two movements, a slow introduction lasting about seven minutes and a faster main movement of twice the length. The first movement is probably the most beautiful and lyrical music the composer ever wrote, with a glorious clarinet melody over held strings and tolling harp; the second movement takes the same material as the first and transforms it into ever more diverse forms before leading to a exhilarating conclusion. Wit is again on form here, though I have a preference for Salonen's recording on Sony, where the orchestral playing is that bit more lush and Salonen gives the music a little more space to breathe.

While none of the performances here are the outright front-runner, none (with the possible exception of Chain 2) are weak. Accordingly, this disc can be safely recommended to anyone wishing to explore one of the finest (and most accessible) of post-tonal composers. Those already tuned into Lutoslawski's world may wish to look into the rivals I mention in the review, which do provide an even finer musical experience--if at a greater price.

stunning performances.......2003-02-06

I have listened to this disk over and over -- something I rarely do. The Fourth Symphony is exciting in Wit's hands. I prefer it to Esa-Pekka Salonen's outing with the LA Philharmonic. The Funeral Music is moving and the Chain II/Interlude/Partita sequence rewarding.

Superb 'Funeral Music' and breathtaking Fourth Symphony.......2000-01-31

This disc would serve as a wonderful introduction to the music of this late Polish master to those who have yet to be delighted by his music. The disc begins with his haunting, elegiac 'Funeral Music,' scored for strings only, with a solo cello mournfully playing its beginning and its conclusion. This recording is an absolute must, for only the composer's own recording can top it, and not by much. Next, 'Chain II' is given a supreme performance by Krzysztof Bakowski, a performance that is equal to or maybe even better than Anne-Sophie Mutter's (he wrote it for her). The calm and graceful 'Interlude' is brilliantly scored, and serves as a very effective transition piece. The 'Partita,' once more featuring Bakowski, is given its essential performance. Finally, Lutoslawski's swansong, his Fourth Symphony, is given a performance that probably can't ever be topped. Conductor Antoni Wit brings so much life and energy to it, and it is recorded with such a great sound, that it quickly becomes permanently embedded in your mind. Of course, its wonderful scoring and thick textures help too! Lutoslawski's oeuvre is among the most formidable of 20th century composers. He wrote so much wonderful music, and the pieces showcased here are a great introduction to it.

Average customer rating: Excellent buy! DIABETES IS HELPED BY TWENTIETH CENTURY VIOLIN MUSIC Nicely Done Great collections of modern music by fine musician.

Mutter Modern: Works by Stravinsky / Lutoslawski / Bartok / Moret / Berg / Rihm - Anne-Sophie Mutter Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Berg | Berg, Alban | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lutoslawski | Lutoslawski, Witold | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rihm, Wolfgang | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001GN1 Release Date: 1995-01-17

Tracks:

1. Concerto en Re: 1. Toccata
2. Concerto en Re: 2. Aria I
3. Concerto en Re: 3. Aria II
4. Concerto en Re: 4. Capriccio
5. Partita: 1. Allegro giusto
6. Partita: 2. Ad libitum
7. Partita: 3. Largo
8. Partita: 4. Ad libitum
9. Partita: 5. Presto
10. Chain 2: 1. Ad libitum
11. Chain 2: 2. A battuta
12. Chain 2: 3. Ad libitum
13. Chain 2: 4. A battuta - Ad libitum - A battuta

Tracks:

1. 1. Allegro non troppo
2. 2. Andante tranquillo - Allegro scherzando - Tempo I
3. 3. Allegro molto
4. 1. Lumiere vaporeuse. Mysterieux et envoutant
5. 2. Dialogue avec l'Etoile
6. 3. Azur fascinant (Serenade tessinoise). Exuberant, un air de fete

Tracks:

1. Violinkonzert: I. Andante - Allegretto - Anne Sophie
2. Violinkonzert: II. Allegro - Adagio - Anne Sophie
3. Musik fur Violine und Orchester: Anfang - Beginning - Debut - Inizio - Anne Sophie
4. Musik fur Violine und Orchester: Taka - Bar - Mesure - Battuta 179 - Anne Sophie

Customer Reviews:

Excellent buy!.......2007-04-09

This is an excellent buy. I especially like the Stravinsky and Berg. But all compositions are good and she really plays the heck out of fthem.

DIABETES IS HELPED BY TWENTIETH CENTURY VIOLIN MUSIC.......2002-09-04

I listened to Igor Stravinsky's concerto en re and Witold Lutoslawski's Partita and Chain 2 before lunch. Stravinsky was fine and easy. Lutoslawski I kind of glossed over. After lunch I got through Bartok,enjoyed Norbert Moret's En reve, submerged with Berg, and got reamed by Rihm.
Lutoslawski always lowers my blood sugar. I think it is because his music is unfamiliar, dissonant, and requires a lot of attention as do the rest. The violin concerto by Bartok and Berg were intriguing and held me spellbound.
Wolfgang Rihm I thought extreme in his high registers for the violin. My sugar three hours after eating was 122. This is good for me.
So, I ordered Norbert Moret's Cello Concerto by a favorite named Rostropovich along with Hymne de Silence. I was going to order Wolfgang Rihm's Sring Quartets 1,8 & 5, but the review made it sound like a lot of noise. But this is good for me, so I ordered. I got a little Stravinsky in Flute for Relaxation. Maybe the unfamiliar is better when the familiar has too many memories and auditorial reactions. I may revisit more Twentieth Century musicians.

Nicely Done.......2000-04-01

An all around great collection of important 20th century stuff. She really has a unique take on the Bartok...

Great collections of modern music by fine musician........1999-12-16

This is certainly one of the great collections of modern music, and it's much to Mutter's credit that she plays this music. She's not just a babe, though that's frequently how she's packaged on CD covers (why do they do that?). She can really play, with tremendous fire, for instance, on the great Bartok 2d, or subtlety and nuance on the Berg. The two Lutoslawski's call for rapid changes in style, perhaps Mutter's greatest strength. The lesser known works on this set are really worth it, too--the Moret is dazzling, the Rihm mysterious and beautiful. In all this is an excellent buy.

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The Best of Lutoslawski Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lutoslawski | Lutoslawski, Witold | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Bartók The Best of Glazunov The Best of Weber Best Of Stravinsky The Best of Paganini ASIN: B00005MFH2 Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

1. Sym Vars - Polish National RSO (Katowice)/Antoni Wit
2. Ovt - Polish National RSO/Antoni Wit
3. Little Ste: Song - Polish National RSO (Katowice)/Antoni Wit
4. Con: I. Intrada - Polish National RSO/Antoni Wit
5. Con: II. Capriccio Notturno Ed Arioso - Polish National RSO/Antoni Wit
6. Funeral Music: Epilogue - Polish National RSO (Katowice)/Antoni Wit
7. Jeux Venitiens: Part III - Polish National RSO (Katowice)/Antoni Wit
8. Jeux Venitiens: Part IV - Polish National RSO (Katowice)/Antoni Wit
9. Vc Con: Cantilena & Finale - Andrzej Bauer
10. Paganini Vars - Polish National RSO (Katowice)/Antoni Wit v
11. Chain II: III. Ad Libitum - Krzysztof Bakowski
12. Pno Con: IV - Piotr Paleczny

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Lutoslawski: Chain 2, dialogue; Schnittke: Concerto for viola Manufacturer: Koch Schwann (Germ.) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lutoslawski | Lutoslawski, Witold | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schnittke | Schnittke, Alfred | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Viola | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001SVP Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

1. Va Con: I.
2. Va Con: II.
3. Va Con: III.
4. Chain II: I. Ad libitum
5. Chain II: II. A Battuta
6. Chain II: III. Ad libitum
7. Chain II: IV. A Battuta

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Witold Lutoslawski: Chain 2 / Partita / Igor Stravinsky: Violin Concerto - Anne-Sophie Mutter / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Witold Lutoslawski / Philharmonia Orchestra / Paul Sacher Anne-Sophie Mutter Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lutoslawski | Lutoslawski, Witold | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Mutter, Anne-Sophie | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Alban Berg: Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel" (1935) / Wolfgang Rihm: "Time Chant" Music for Violin & Orchestra (1991-92) - Anne-Sophie Mutter Jean Sibelius: Violinkonzert/Serenaden/Humoreske ASIN: B000001G9S Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Music of Lutoslawski, Busoni, Szymanowski - Busoni: Konzertstück in D minor for Piano and Orchestra Op. 31a; Divertimento for Flute and Orchestra Op. 52; Rondo Arlecchinesco for Orchestra with Tenor Op. 46; Concertino for Clarinet and Small Orchestra Op. 48 / Szymanowski: Sonata in D minor for Violin and Piano Op. 9; Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra Op. 61 / Lutoslawski: Mala Suita for Orchestra; Die Strohkette; Five Dance Preludes; Overture for String Orchestra; Trauermusik Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Busoni | Busoni, Ferruccio | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lutoslawski | Lutoslawski, Witold | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Szymanowski | Szymanowski, Karol | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Clarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008FZWV Release Date: 1995-09-26

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About this CD.......2005-02-08

Music of Busoni, Szymanowski, Lutoslawski
Vox Box [2-CD Set] - Essex #CDX 5133


CD 1
Ferruccio Busoni:
1. Konzertstuck in D minor for Piano and Orchestra
Frank Glazer, Piano
2. Divertimento for Flute and Orchestra Op. 52
Herman Klemeyer, Flute
3. Rondo Arlecchinesco for Orchestra with Tenor Op. 46
W.H. Moser, Tenor
4. Concertino for Clarinet and Small Orchestra Op. 48
Walter Triebskorn, Clarinet

All above with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, C. A. Bunte, Conductor

Szymanowski
Sonata in D minor for Violin and Piano Op. 9
5. I. Moderato
6. II. Andantino tranquillo e dolce
7. III. Finale: Allegro molto, quasi presto
Fredell Lack, Violin; Albert Hirsch, Piano

CD 2

Szymanowski
Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61
1. I. Moderato - II. Andante sostenuto - III. Allegramente molto energico
Fredell Lack, violin
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Siegfried Kohler, conductor

Lutoslawski
Mala Suita (Little Suite) for Orchestra
2. Little Joke (Wooden Flute)
3. Jolly Polka
4. Small Song
5. Dance
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Gruber, conductor

Die Strohkette for Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Flute, Oboe, 2 Clarinets and Bassoon
6. Instrumental Entrance
7. Tinly Little House in the Countryside
8. There was a Little Old Lady
9. What Was That Noise in the Woods?
10. A Pear Tree Stood in the Field
11. A guelder-Rose Was Blooming
12. Sophie Wanted a Berry
13. Chain of Straw: a) Children; b) A Little Well; c) Rosebush; d) Dog; e) Flower; f) Cow; g) Ending
Barbara Miller (soprano), Oksana Sowiak (mezzo-soprano), Robert Dohn (Flute), Willy Schnell (Oboe), Hartmut Stute & Martin Klose (clarinet), Karl Steinbrecher (bassoon), Arthur Gruber (conductor)

14. Five Dance Preludes for Clarinet, String Orchestra, Harp, Piano and Percussion
Josef Masseli (Clarinet)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Gruber, conductor

15. Overture for String Orchestra
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, ARthur Gruber, conductor

16. Trauermusik for String Orchestra
Hamburg Symphony, Arthur Gruber, conductor

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Lutoslawski: Partita for Violin and Orchestra, Chain 2, Novelette Mutter , Moll , Lutoslawski , and BBC Symphony Orchestra Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B00002424L

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Witold Lutoslawski: Chaîn 2 for Violin & Orchestra / Petite Suite / Musique Funèbre (in Memory of Béla Bartók) / Jeux Vénitiens, for Orchestra - Krzysztof Jakowicz / Filharmonia Pomorska / Takao Ukigaya Witold Lutoslawski , Takao Ukigaya , Kryzysztof Jakowicz , Filharmonia Pomorska , and Andrzej Legowski Manufacturer: Thorofon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lutoslawski | Lutoslawski, Witold | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000458O Release Date: 1995-12-12

Track Listings:

1. Works 12
2. Zelenka: Missa Dei Filii; Litaniae Lauretanae
3. 6 Concerti for Flute & Strings
4. 6 Quintets for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola & Cello
5. Adventures in Early Music ~ Documented by DHM
6. Alexander Scriabin: Symphonies 1 - 5
7. All' Italiana
8. Allusions in the Moonlight: a japanese lieder recital
9. Arias From Rigoletto & Il Trovatore
10. Bach: Sonatas for Flute

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L.G. Wise - Greatest Hits

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Jazz Music: 16 Kilates Musicales

Guarapero: Lost Blues 2

Hikawa Kiyoshi Enka Meikyoku [Import]

Jogoya [Import]

Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres

Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit