
In many respects Rachmaninov’s Second and Third Concertos are orchestral showpieces that happen to have big and difficult piano parts. More often than not, the
Volume Three of Naxos’ Penderecki orchestral series pairs two seemingly disparate works. The Christmas Symphony (No. 2), was composed in 1979 and was met with
Penderecki’s Symphony no. 5 is a significant advance over No. 3, which was presented in Vol. 1 of Naxos’ series devoted to the composer’s orchestral
Those who only know Krzysztof Penderecki from his avant-garde works of the 1960s will be surprised by his Symphony No. 3, composed in 1988-95. One