Release Date: 14 April 2023
Label: DUX Recording Producers
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5902547018911
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
This new CD features works for string quartet by contemporary Polish composers, Andrzej (1951-1990) and Grazyna (b 1952) Krzanowski. Andrzej Krzanowski's String Quartet No 3 (1988), crowns the already mature output of the prematurely deceased artist. Dedicated to Witold Lutoslawski, the work contains numerous self-quotes and draws from a wide range of expressive musical means.
In turn, Grazyna Krzanowska's two quartets and the Adagietto for string quartet are seemingly radically different from each other, yet imbued with a similar emotional atmosphere. The narrative of String Quartet No. 2, is defined by a programme expressing the quest and the hesitation between seriousness and fun. String Quartet No. 3 is also based on contrasts, as it oscillates between a choral cantilena and a "savage," exuberant dance. The Adagietto also contains numerous motifs, which is reflected in the musical layer of the piece;it is very heterogeneous, using various stylistic means.
The Krzanowski couple's compositions are performed here by the Antarja Quartet, an ensemble whose repertoire includes many contemporary Polish pieces. It consists of Barbara Mglej (violin), Maria Nowak (violin) and Elzbieta Mudlaff (violin - until 2020), Magdalena Cmielowiec-Koziol (viola) and Martyna Soltys (cello).
Tracklisting
Aukso - Chamber Orchestra Of The City Of Tychy, Camerata Silesia Katowice City Singers' Ensemble, Marek Mos
Rafal Janiak, Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of the Lodz Grand Theatre
Milosz Maczynski
Kacper Nowa, Lukasz Krupinski
Joanna Morska-Osinska
Ewa Gawronska, Various Artists
Altberg Ensemble, Jorg-Andreas Botticher
Camerata Silesia, Anna Szostak
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Engegard Quartet, NyNorsk Messingkvintett
Flute Alors
Louise Bessette
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
