Cat No:
CHAN10688
Release Date: 13 October 2011
Label: Chandos
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 095115168820
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Lutoslawski
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Description
The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Edward Gardner, music director of English National Opera and an exclusive Chandos artist, presents Volume 2 of their Polish Music series; a disc dedicated to vocal works by Witold Lutoslawski. They are joined by the soloists Lucy Crowe, Toby Spence, and Christopher Purves in looking at some of the composer's earlier works for voice and orchestra as well as three major works written after 1960: Paroles tissees, Les Espaces du sommeil and Chantefleurs et Chantefables. Among the earlier pieces, Lacrimosa is the only surviving fragment of an intended Requiem and the only sacred work in Lutoslawski's output. In complete contrast, the Silesian Triptych was written at the height of the post-war Soviet doctrine that called for music that connected with the broad masses. In this folk-based work, Lutoslawski takes three Silesian songs about the trials of love, giving them sparkle as well as depth to lift them above the mundanity of everyday life. Both works here feature the soprano soloist Lucy Crowe. When Poland finally emerged from the cultural oppression of the post-war decade, its music scene flourished. For Lutoslawski, it was a time for personal development. In the first half of the 1960s his music had a raw energy, but by 1965 it had developed a much more subtle tone. Paroles tissees, in which the tenor soloist here is Toby Spence, simply accompanied by strings, harp, and piano, was the first work really to show this new subtlety in his works. Les Espaces du sommeil, with the baritone soloist Christopher Purves, is another prime example of the new lyrical quality that came to colour many of Lutoslawski's later orchestral works. Chantefleurs et Chantefables is made up of nine charming and humourous songs which, inspired by the collection of childrens' poems by the surrealist Robert Desnos, explores the vivid imagery and bright colours of the natural world through the innocent eyes of a child. -
Tracklisting
- 1. Chantefleurs et Chantefables
- 2. Silesian Triptych
- 3. Sleep, sleep
- 4. Lacrimosa
- 5. Les Espaces du sommeil
- 6. Paroles tissées
Disc 1
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Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 'The Fi...
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William Walton: Cello Concerto; Symphony No.1; Scapino
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Latin Connections
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The World Feels Dusty - Songs by Barber; Chausson; C...
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Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole; Camille Saint-Sae...
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Nicholas Daniel and Julius Drake play Robert & Clara...
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Rooted (Works by Bedrich Smetana; Samuel Coleridge-T...
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Ruth Gipps: Piper of Dreams
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Lutoslawski: Opera Omina Vol. 4
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Lutoslawski: Hit Songs
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Lutoslawski: Opera Omnia Vol. 6
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Lutoslawski: Opera Omnia Vol. 5
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Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol. 3
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LUTOSLAWSKI:SELECTED WORKS
Michniewski:Sifonia Varsovia
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Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol. 2
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