2ND STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF POLISH MUSIC CD 1

DUX 1857/1858
• Waltz in A major • Mazurka in F minor, Op. 4 • Deux morceaux Op. 43 • 5 Miniatures • Piano Sonata No. 2 (1953) • Deux Morceaux en forme de Mazurka for piano four-hands, Op. 5 • Negro spirituals for two pianos • Variations on a theme by Paganini for two pianos • Waltz in E flat minor • Deux Orientales op. 10 • Etude in E flat minor, Op. 4 No. 1 • Quintet for wind instruments • Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn • Polish Triptych • The Song of Earth (ballet)

DUX 1857Total time: [75:54]

Stanisław Moniuszko

Waltz in A major

1. | Waltz in A major

[2:06]

1. | Waltz in A major

[2:06]

1. | Waltz in A major

[2:06]

1. | Waltz in A major

[2:06]

Karol Mikuli

Mazurka in F minor, Op. 4

2. Mazurek f-moll op. 4 | Mazurka in F minor, Op. 4

[4:28]

2. Mazurek f-moll op. 4 | Mazurka in F minor, Op. 4

[4:28]

Teodor Leszetycki

Deux morceaux Op. 43

3. II La Piccola. Étude

[1:51]

3. II La Piccola. Étude

[1:51]

Artur Malawski

5 Miniatures

4. I Moderato – II Molto vivace – III Andante – IV Presto – V Allegro

[6:05]

4. I Moderato – II Molto vivace – III Andante – IV Presto – V Allegro

[6:05]

Grażyna Bacewicz

Piano Sonata No. 2 (1953)

5. III Toccata (Vivo)

[3:22]

5. III Toccata (Vivo)

[3:22]

Juliusz Zarębski

Deux Morceaux en forme de Mazurka for piano four-hands, Op. 5

6. I Reverie c-moll | in C minor

[5:52]

6. I Reverie c-moll | in C minor

[5:52]

Roman Maciejewski

Negro spirituals for two pianos

7. I Listen to the Lambs – III I Want to Be Ready – IV Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

[9:11]

7. I Listen to the Lambs – III I Want to Be Ready – IV Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

[9:11]

Witold Lutosławski

Variations on a theme by Paganini for two pianos

8. / Variations on a theme by Paganini for two pianos

[5:47]

8. / Variations on a theme by Paganini for two pianos

[5:47]

Stanisław Moniuszko

Waltz in E flat minor

9. | Waltz in E flat minor

[3:10]

9. | Waltz in E flat minor

[3:10]

Zygmunt Stojowski

Deux Orientales op. 10

10. II Caprice

[4:46]

10. II Caprice

[4:46]

Karol Szymanowski

Etude in E flat minor, Op. 4 No. 1

11. | Etude in E flat minor, Op. 4 No. 1

[3:54]

11. | Etude in E flat minor, Op. 4 No. 1

[3:54]

Tadeusz Szeligowski

Quintet for wind instruments

12. I Allegro con brio – II Andante cantabile

[9:05]

12. I Allegro con brio – II Andante cantabile

[9:05]

Antoni Szałowski

Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

13. III Allegro

[2:40]

13. III Allegro

[2:40]

Miłosz Magin

Polish Triptych

14. I Mazur – II Kujawiak – III Oberek

[7:34]

14. I Mazur – II Kujawiak – III Oberek

[7:34]

Roman Palester

The Song of Earth (ballet)

15. Taniec polski na skrzypce i fortepian | Polish Dance for violin and piano

[6:02]

15. Taniec polski na skrzypce i fortepian | Polish Dance for violin and piano

[6:02]

DUX 1858Total time: [79:03]

Henryk Pachulski

Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 10

1. I Allegro moderato – II Andante non troppo – III Finale (Allegro con brio)

[14:17]

Leopold Godowski

Java Suite

2. X In the Kraton

[7:09]

Miłosz Magin

Toccata, Chorale, and Fugue

3. II Chorał – III Fuga

[4:45]

Henryk Pachulski

Phantastische Märchen Op. 12*

4. I Allegro con brio – II Allegro giocoso – III Moderato molto espressivo – VIII Allegro giusto

[7:03]

Roman Statkowski

Prelude in B minor, Op. 37 No. 6

5. | Prelude in B minor, Op. 37 No. 6

[3:48]

Władysław Żeleński

Theme varié Op. 62

6. | Op. 62

[11:39]

Witold Lutosławski

Dance preludes for clarinet and piano (1954)

7. Preludia taneczne na klarnet i fortepian | Dance Preludes for clarinet and piano I Allegro molto – II Andantino – III Allegro giocoso – IV Andante – V Allegro molto

[10:06]

Miłosz Magin

String Quartet

8. I Allegro – II Moderato

[13:06]

Tadeusz Baird

Two Caprices for clarinet and piano

9. I Poco vivace, grazioso – II Con moto

[3:25]

Andrzej Panufnik

Piano Trio, Op. 1

10. III Presto

[3:42]

Performers:
Aleksandra Kuls i Marcin Koziak
Jakub Cetnarowski /piano/
Dobrowolski / Słapiński DUO
Adam Mikołaj Goździewski /piano/
Carter Johnson /piano/
Ruslan Kazakov /piano/
Krzysztof Kozłowski /piano/
Książek Piano Duo
Martyna Kubik /piano/
Kwartet Smyczkowy „OP. 1”
Kwintofonia
Popko / Thieu-Quang
Ivan Shemchuk /piano/
Michał Karol Szymanowski /piano/
Trio Legend

Recommendations

NOWOWIEJSKI • PIANO CONCERTO, CELLO CONCERTO • KORTUS, KOZIAK, BOROWICZ

DUX 1883
• Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 60 Slavic • Koncert wiolonczelowy op. 55

BACEWICZ • MUSIC FOR STRING ORCHESTRA • PRIMUZ

DUX 1793
• Concerto for string orchestra (1948) • Symphony for string orchestra (1946) • Sinfonietta for string orchestra (1935) • Divertimento for string orchestra (1965)

MIRECKI, WIENIAWSKI • POLISH ROMANTIC SYMPHONIES • ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, PRZYTOCKI

DUX 1901
• Symphony in C minor (1855) • Symphony in D major, Op. 49 (1890)

NOWOWIEJSKI, CHOPIN, PAŁASZ, KRAJEWSKI, DĘBSKI, PETERSBURSKI • SECOND LIFE • PALMA, AMADEUS

DUX 1882
• Second Life • The Oath (arrangement by Adam Palma) • Mazurka in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2 (arrangement by Adam Palma) • Daisy /Where the Stream Flows Slowly/ (arrangement by Adam Palma) • My Polish Heart • Clarinet Polka • Run Away My Heart (arrangement by Adam Palma) • Do boju • Chopin Medley (excerpts from Ballade in F minor, Op. 52 and Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35) • Cantabile in B minor • Grandma • Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12 ‘Revolutionary Etude’ (arrangement by Adam Palma) • The Last Sunday (arrangement by Adam Palma)

composers	Bacewicz, Grażyna ∎ , Leszetycki, Teodor ∎ , Lutosławski, Witold ∎ , Maciejewski, Roman ∎ , Magin, Miłosz ∎ , Malawski, Artur ∎ , Mikuli, Karol ∎ , Moniuszko, Stanisław ∎ , Palester, Roman ∎ , Stojowski, Zygmunt ∎ , Szałowski, Antoni ∎ , Szeligowski, Tadeusz ∎ , Szymanowski, Karol ∎ , Zarębski, Juliusz ∎
performers	Aleksandra Kuls i Marcin Koziak ∎ , Cetnarowski, Jakub ∎ , Dobrowolski ∎ , Goździewski, Adam Mikołaj ∎ , Johnson, Carter ∎ , Kazakov, Ruslan ∎ , Kozłowski, Krzysztof ∎ , Książek Piano Duo ∎ , Kubik, Martyna ∎ , Kwartet Smyczkowy „OP. 1” ∎ , Kwintofonia ∎ , Popko ∎ , Shemchuk, Ivan ∎ , Szymanowski, Michał Karol ∎ , Trio Legend ∎
Releases Year	2021