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2013-02-03 02:41:52 UTC
— Górecki: Beatus Vir, psalm for solo baritone, choir, and great
orchestra, Op. 38 (1979)* • Salve, sidus Polonorum, Op. 72 - Adam
Kruszewski (B)*; Polish Radio Choir, Kraków (chorus director:
Włodzimierz Siedlik*, Marek Kluza), Kraków Philharmonic Choir (chorus
director: Teresa Majka-Pacanek), National Polish Radio Symphony
Orchestra, Katowice / Henryk Górecki [Polskie Nagrania PRCD 063 ℗ ©
2004 Polskie Radio SA. Recorded in Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall,
Katowice, November 20* & 21, 2003. Recording producer: Beata Jankowska-
Burzyńska. Mastering: Julita Emanuiłow, Ewa Guziołek-Tubelewicz —
an intense and moving Beatus Vir, saturated in Górecki's unique
primeval fullness of sound, original harmony, and searching quality,
the work is a journey from dramatic pain to quiet contemplation,
Kruszewski sings his role perfectly, the composer conducts these
forces authoritatively (the same ensembles who premiered the work in
1979) — commissioned in 1978 by then-Cardinal Karol Wojtyła (later
Pope John Paul II) to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the
martyrdom of St. Stanisław — one of my favorite Górecki compositions,
infused with Polish spirit, I am a fan, pity he died before completing
his Symphony No. 4, which was due to be premiered in LA by Esa-Pekka
Salonen in 2011]
— Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 90 • Kinderszenen, Op.
15 • Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47* - The Benvenue Fortepiano
Trio, on period instruments, w/ Adam LaMotte (vla)* [Avie AV2272 ℗ ©
2012, Recorded July 25-29, 2011 at Old St. Hilary's, Tiburon, Calif.,
Produced, engineered, and edited by David v.R. Bowles for Swineshead
Productions, LLC, Pitch: a' = 430 Hz, Keyboard technician and tuner:
Thomas Winter — veteran baroque violinist Monica Huggett's group's
third release, following 2010's first Schumann Trios collection and a
disc Mendelssohn Trios — exceptionally refined and well-conceived
chamber music, if you're in the market for a modern set of Schumann
Trios, look no further, and the recording matches the artistic
quality]
• Eric Zivian, fortepiano (Franz Rausch, Vienna, 1841)
• Monica Huggett, violin (Dutch [Cuypers School], circa 1770)
• Tanya Tompkins, cello (Joseph Panormo, London, 1811)
orchestra, Op. 38 (1979)* • Salve, sidus Polonorum, Op. 72 - Adam
Kruszewski (B)*; Polish Radio Choir, Kraków (chorus director:
Włodzimierz Siedlik*, Marek Kluza), Kraków Philharmonic Choir (chorus
director: Teresa Majka-Pacanek), National Polish Radio Symphony
Orchestra, Katowice / Henryk Górecki [Polskie Nagrania PRCD 063 ℗ ©
2004 Polskie Radio SA. Recorded in Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall,
Katowice, November 20* & 21, 2003. Recording producer: Beata Jankowska-
Burzyńska. Mastering: Julita Emanuiłow, Ewa Guziołek-Tubelewicz —
an intense and moving Beatus Vir, saturated in Górecki's unique
primeval fullness of sound, original harmony, and searching quality,
the work is a journey from dramatic pain to quiet contemplation,
Kruszewski sings his role perfectly, the composer conducts these
forces authoritatively (the same ensembles who premiered the work in
1979) — commissioned in 1978 by then-Cardinal Karol Wojtyła (later
Pope John Paul II) to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the
martyrdom of St. Stanisław — one of my favorite Górecki compositions,
infused with Polish spirit, I am a fan, pity he died before completing
his Symphony No. 4, which was due to be premiered in LA by Esa-Pekka
Salonen in 2011]
— Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 90 • Kinderszenen, Op.
15 • Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47* - The Benvenue Fortepiano
Trio, on period instruments, w/ Adam LaMotte (vla)* [Avie AV2272 ℗ ©
2012, Recorded July 25-29, 2011 at Old St. Hilary's, Tiburon, Calif.,
Produced, engineered, and edited by David v.R. Bowles for Swineshead
Productions, LLC, Pitch: a' = 430 Hz, Keyboard technician and tuner:
Thomas Winter — veteran baroque violinist Monica Huggett's group's
third release, following 2010's first Schumann Trios collection and a
disc Mendelssohn Trios — exceptionally refined and well-conceived
chamber music, if you're in the market for a modern set of Schumann
Trios, look no further, and the recording matches the artistic
quality]
• Eric Zivian, fortepiano (Franz Rausch, Vienna, 1841)
• Monica Huggett, violin (Dutch [Cuypers School], circa 1770)
• Tanya Tompkins, cello (Joseph Panormo, London, 1811)