Podlasie Opera And Philharmonic Choir, Poznan Philharmonic
Release Date: 13 December 2019
Label: DUX Recording Producers
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5902547016405
Description
'Milda' and 'Nijola' are forgotten works by Stanislaw Moniuszko, whose content is based on Lithuanian mythological motifs. They are a unique continuation of the cantata style and form in Polish music and ths is the first time the pieces have been made available on CD.
The cantatas are extremely successful pieces, and the shortness of their popularity can likely be explained by the words of the author of the libretto of Milda, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. "If our critics were able to recognise Mr. Moniuszko's talent, we would not envy Germans songs by Schubert and Mendelssohn Bartholdy (...), better than Mr. Moniuszko only because they were lucky to be born and gain fame abroad."
It seems unbelievable that these cantatas have not yet been available on CD. In this context, the double-CD album of the Pozna Philharmonic is an invaluable contribution to restoring Moniuszko to his rightful place in the forefront of 19th-century European composers.
Tracklisting
Collegium Cantorum Choir, Janusz Siadlak
Jacek Szponarski, Szymon Mechlinski, Jolanta Pszczolkowsla-Pawlik
Jan Milosz Zarzycki, Witold Lutoslowski Lomza Chamber Philharmonic
Pawel Przytocki, Arthur Rubinstein 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
Oslo Kammerkor, Hakon Daniel Nystedt
Hans-Christoph Rademann, NDR Chor Hamburg
Chorwerk Ruhr, Florian Helgath
BachWerkVokal, Gordon Safari
Dionysos Now!
Soloists; Les Traversees Baroques; Meyer
The Gesualdo Six / Owain Park
La Compagnia del Madrigale
