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The Essential Lutoslawski

a compilation of over 40 years of the composer's career including some of his most significant works

Martha Argerich (piano), Heinrich Schiff (cello), Heinz Holliger (oboe), Nelson Freire (piano)

Berlin Philharmonic and Warsaw National Philharmonic, Witold Lutoslawski and Witold Rowicki

No digital booklet included

Contents

Lutosławski: Symphony No. 3

Work length30:14
$0.85
$1.15
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Witold Lutosławski
  • Recorded: 1985-11
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra

Work length30:12
$2.55
$3.45
  • Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Witold Rowicki
  • Recorded: 1964
  • Recording Venue: Cathedral, Katowice

1. Intrada: Allegro Maestoso

Track length7:47
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2. Capriccio notturno e Arioso: Vivace - Stesso movi- mento

Track length5:48
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3. Passacaglia, Toccata e Corale: Andante con moto - Allegro giusto - Molto allegro - Presto

Track length16:37
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Lutosławski: Venetian Games for chamber orchestra

Work length12:29
$3.40
$4.60
  • Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Witold Rowicki
  • Recorded: 1964
  • Recording Venue: Cathedral, Katowice

Movement I

Track length3:17
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Movement II

Track length1:42
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Movement III

Track length3:01
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Movement IV

Track length4:29
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Lutosławski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for two pianos

Work length5:11
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  • Martha Argerich (piano), Nelson Freire (piano)
  • Recorded: 1982-08
  • Recording Venue: La Chaux de Fonds

Excerpt, Lutosławski: Cello Concerto

Work length22:55
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$1.15
  • Heinrich Schiff (cello)
  • Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
  • Witold Lutosławski
  • Recorded: 1986-01-17
  • Recording Venue: Residenz, Herkulessaal, Munich

Lutosławski: Dance Preludes

Work length9:36
$4.25
$5.75
  • Eduard Brunner (clarinet)
  • Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
  • Witold Lutosławski
  • Recorded: 1986-01-19
  • Recording Venue: Residenz, Herkulessaal, Munich

1. Allegro molto

Track length0:56
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2. Andantino

Track length2:39
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3. Allegro giocoso

Track length1:19
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4. Andante

Track length3:09
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5. Allegro molto - Presto

Track length1:33
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Lutosławski: Concerto for Oboe, Harp, and Chamber Orchestra

Work length18:14
$2.55
$3.45
  • Heinz Holliger (oboe), Ursula Holliger (harp)
  • Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
  • Witold Lutosławski
  • Recorded: 1986-01-19
  • Recording Venue: Residenz, Herkulessaal, Munich

1. Rapsodico

Track length4:48
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2. Dolente

Track length6:51
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3. Marciale e grotesco

Track length6:35
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Lutosławski: Les Espaces du Sommeil

Work length14:06
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  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Witold Lutosławski
  • Recorded: 1986-05
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

Lutosławski: Funeral Music (in memory of Béla Bartók) for string orchestra

Work length13:59
$3.40
$4.60
  • Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Witold Rowicki
  • Recorded: 1964
  • Recording Venue: Cathedral, Katowice

Prologue

Track length4:20
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Metamorphoses

Track length4:30
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Apogée

Track length0:38
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Epilogue

Track length4:31
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