Górecki: Concerto-Cantata

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The Concerto-Cantata (1992) receives its premiere recording here, and the Warsaw Philharmonic does it full justice, playing equally convincingly and intensely in the severe, concentrated slow... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Apr 2012
Catalogue No: 8572872
Label: Naxos
Length: 69 minutes

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Gorecki: Kleines Requiem fur eine Polka, Op. 66

Work length26:04

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Anna Gorecka
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Antoni Wit

I. Tranquillo

Track length10:26

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II. Allegro impetuoso - Marcatissimo

Track length6:17

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III. Allegro - Deciso assai

Track length2:42

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IV. Adagio cantabile

Track length6:39

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Gorecki: Concerto-Cantata, Op. 65

Work length21:22

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Carol Wincenc
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Antoni Wit

I. Recitativo. Lento (quasi molto lento)

Track length5:25

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II. Arioso. Lento assai tranquillissimo - Cantabile - Dolce

Track length4:35

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III. Concertino: Allegro

Track length5:04

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IV. Arioso e corale: Lento - Tranquillo cantabile - Dolce

Track length6:18

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Gorecki: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings, Op. 40

Work length7:45

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Anna Gorecka
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Antoni Wit

I. Allegro molto (Version for piano and orchestra)

Track length3:34

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II. Vivace marcatissimo (Version for piano and orchestra)

Track length4:11

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Gorecki: 3 Dances, Op. 34

Work length14:13

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Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Antoni Wit

No. 1, Presto, marcatissimo

Track length3:01

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No. 2, Andante cantabile - Tranquillo

Track length5:15

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No. 3, Presto

Track length5:57

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Górecki is an important figure in Polish music, and his Third Symphony is one of the great ‘success stories’ in all twentieth century symphonic music. This deeply moving quality permeates his other works, but he was also a more ambiguous, interesting composer. These four works showcase different aspects of his art in a broad ranging approach. The nearest match in the current catalog is Nonesuch, which has issued the Harpsichord Concerto coupled with the Little Requiem, but our disc presents the piano version of the Concerto. Anna Górecka’s piano recording of the same concerto is on Conifer but in a mixed recital coupled with Bacewicz and Shostakovich. Antoni Wit is a master of this repertoire and his international reputation is growing all the time.

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September 2012

The Concerto-Cantata (1992) receives its premiere recording here, and the Warsaw Philharmonic does it full justice, playing equally convincingly and intensely in the severe, concentrated slow sections and the all-out loud and fast episodes. Carol Wincenc plays the prominent flute part expressively

Awards Issue 2012

[The Three Dances and Harpsichord Concerto] show a side to Gorecki that has often been forgotten since the success of the Third Symphony but is still to be found in his later works - open, eclectic, witty and ironic.

August 2012

Anna Górecka, the composer’s daughter, turns in a roller-coaster of a performance of the concerto...Most importantly, though, she plays the work with total commitment, and if ultimately this listener finds the work unconvincing, it is most certainly not the fault of this brilliant player. The playing of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under Antoni Wit in all four works cannot be faulted.

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