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
Collegium Cantorum Choir, Janusz Siadlak
Jacek Szponarski, Szymon Mechlinski, Jolanta Pszczolkowsla-Pawlik
Jan Milosz Zarzycki, Witold Lutoslowski Lomza Chamber Philharmonic
Pawel Przytocki, Lódz Philharmonic Orchestra, Wojciech Niedziolka
Tomasz Ritter, Tansman Trio
Messages Quartet, Piotr Lato
Malgorzata Wasiucionek-Potera, Andrzej Karalow
Maciej Tworek, Jerzy Semkow Polish Sinfonia luventus Orchestra
Zemlinsky Quartet, Paolo Giacometti
Stephane Tetreault; Olivier Hebert-Bouchard
Torleif Thedee & Marianna Shirinyan
Magnus Boye Hansen, Mathias Halvorsen
Rafael Catala, Musica Iberica
Carlotta Malquori, Andrea D'Amato
Ensemble La Francaise
Christoph Croise; Andrey Baranov; Alexander Panfilov
