
Here’s a really terrific recital, both enterprising and intelligent, that winds up being much more than the sum of its very considerable parts. Isabelle Faust
Antoni Wit and the Polish National Radio Symphony (Katowice) have made some outstanding recordings for Naxos; their performances of music by compatriot Witold Lutoslawski in
These excellent performances are “Lutoslawski’s last studio recordings in Poland”. Independently from any documentary value they represent a fine example of Lutoslawski’s art, thanks to
After successful but isolated attempts in the genre by Chopin, Paderewski, and Szymanowski (to be precise, the latter only wrote a Sinfonia Concertante), the piano
Issued on a Polish label and performed by a Polish quartet, this disc is a giddy celebration of the music of two of Poland’s greatest
This disc is billed as Witold Lutoslawski’s last studio recording and it’s quite a revelation, particularly in his Symphony No. 3 (1983). Several recordings exist
Richard Stoltzman’s continuing exploration of the clarinet repertoire has yielded some uniquely enjoyable concerto recordings for RCA, of which the current issue is just the
Erika Haase continues her survey of 20th century piano etudes with early Lutoslawski, late Scriabin, late Debussy, and recent Ligeti (no late period for this
This further installment in Naxos’ Lutoslawski series opens with the Three Postludes, works that occupy a key position in the composer’s output since they define