5902547018874

Polish Works For Two Violins: Bacewicz, Paciorkiewicz, Spisak & Weinberg

Polish Violin Duo

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Format: CD

Cat No: DUX1887

Release Date:  21 April 2023

Label:  DUX Recording Producers

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5902547018874

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    This new release from DUX presents 20th century works for violin duo by Polish composers, performed here by Polish violinists Marta Gidaszewska and Robert Laguniak. Among the composers whose works we can hear on the album, Grazyna Bacewicz occupies a prominent place. Both her Suite for Two Violins (1943) and Easy Duets on Folk Themes for Two Violins (1945), meant for didactic purposes, charm with Bacewicz's typical precision and clarity of structure and interesting melodies. The Sonatina for Two Violins by Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz also refers to Neoclassicism, although the harmony of the piece is more complex, and its expressive values differ from the subdued emotions typical of that era. The next composition, Michal Spisak's Suite for Two Violins, also deviates from the Neoclassical model; despite its declarative title, it is a mysterious work with the narrative element in the dominant role. The last piece presented, Sonata for Two Violins, is a work by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, a Polish composer of Jewish origin whose music is currently being discovered after years of neglect.



    "Marta Gidaszewska and Robert Laguniak […] are completely in tune with each other (pun intended). Their timing, their reverence for the music and their enjoyment are on full display. Highly recommended." – MusicWeb International


  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Bacewicz: Suite for Two Violins: I. Allegro
      • 2. Suite for Two Violins: II. Andante
      • 3. Suite for Two Violins: III. Vivo
      • 4. Suite for Two Violins: IV. Tempo di menuetto
      • 5. Suite for Two Violins: V. Allegro
      • 6. Suite for Two Violins: VI. Andante. Fughetta
      • 7. Suite for Two Violins: VII. Allegro
      • 8. Paciorkiewicz: Sonatina for Two Violins: I. Allegro con spirito
      • 9. Sonatina for Two Violins: II. Andante
      • 10. Sonatina for Two Violins: III. Presto
      • 11. Bacewicz: Easy Duets of Folk Themes for Two Violins: I. Preludium
      • 12. Easy Duets of Folk Themes for Two Violins: II. I Karakowiak
      • 13. Easy Duets of Folk Themes for Two Violins: III. Nokturn
      • 14. Easy Duets of Folk Themes for Two Violins: IV. Kujawiak
      • 15. Easy Duets of Folk Themes for Two Violins: V. II Krakowiak
      • 16. Easy Duets of Folk Themes for Two Violins: VI. Marsz groteskowy
      • 17. Easy Duets of Folk Themes for Two Violins: VII. Piosenka
      • 18. Spisak: Suite for Two Violins: I. Allegro
      • 19. Suite for Two Violins: II. Tranquillo
      • 20. Suite for Two Violins: III. Largo, Choral No. 1
      • 21. Suite for Two Violins: IV. Adgio, Choral No. 2
      • 22. Suite for Two Violins: V. Scherzando. Vivo
      • 23. Suite for Two Violins: VI. Andante
      • 24. Suite for Two Violins: VII. Finale. Allegro energico
      • 25. Weinberg: Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 69: I. Allegro molto
      • 26. Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 69: II. Adagio
      • 27. Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 69: III. Allegro