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The Music of Poland

December 6, 2021, 7:00 pm

Playlist

Episode 1

Chopin, Frederic: Mazurka, Op. 7 No. 4
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Treasury of Favorite Violin Encores
Arab 0673
1:57

Anonymous: Sequentia de San Adalberto 
Capella Cracoviensis
Lira Ensemble
Lira Ensemble 0107
1:00

Wincenty of Kielce: Gaude Mater Polonia (excerpt)
Capella Cracoviensis
At The Origins of Polish Music
Muza 0294
2:37

Anonymous: Bogurodzica
Capella Cracoviensis
At The Origins of Polish Music
Muza 0294
00:24

Anonymous: Bogurodzica
MARIAN MEDITATIONS
Lira Ensemble
Lira Ensemble 0107
2:37

Mlkolaj of Krakowa: Rejoice, Polish Crown
Werner, oboe
Music of Wawel Castle in Cracow
Muza 0296
1:51

Mlkolaj z Radomia: Piece Without Words (excerpt)
Music of Wawel Castle in Cracow singers
Music of Wawel Castle in Cracow
Muza 0296
:41

Mlkolaj z Radomia: Piece Without Words (excerpt)
Music of Wawel Castle in Cracow singers
Music of Wawel Castle in Cracow
Muza 0296
:41

Anonymous: Inscription on the Tomb of Queen Barbara
Musica Antiqua Polonica
Music of Wawel Castle in Cracow
Muza 0296
2:23

Anonymous: Song on Death of King Szygmund II
Musica Antiqua Polonica
Music of Wawel Castle in Cracow
Muza 0296
02:21

Cato, diometis: Fantazia for Four Viols
Musica Antiqua Polonica
Music of Wawel Castle in Cracow
Muza 0296
3:54

Gomolka: “By the Rivers of Babylon”
Warsaw Chamber Choir
Polish Psalm Melodies
HM 2781094
1:30

Gomolka: “Clap Your Hands, All You Nations”
Warsaw Chamber Choir
Polish Psalm Melodies
HM 2781094
1:10

Bazylik: “Be Glad, Life-Giving Cross”
Collegium Vocale Bydgoszcz
Polish passion motets and songs
4:25

Bazylik: “Wisdom of the Almighty Father”
Collegium Vocale Bydgoszcz
Polish passion motets and songs
3:16

de Rivulo, Franciscus: “O vos omnes qui transitis”
Capella Gedanensis
Music Of Old Gdańsk Vol.2
Lech – CD-L 003
2:04

Hakenberger, Andreas: “Angelus ad Pastores”
Capella Gedanensis
Music Of Old Gdańsk Vol.2
Lech – CD-L 003
8:40

Chopin, Frederic: Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
Arthur Rubinstein, paino
Concertos No. 1 & 2 – Andante Spianato Et Grande Polonaise
8:19

 

Episode 2

Chopin, Frederic: Mazurka No. 1 in G-Sharp Minor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Volume Eleven Mazurkas
Arab 6730
1:56

Förster, Kasper: Sonata
Cappella Gedanensis
Music of Old Gdansk, Vol. 2
LECH – CD-L 003
5:40

Gorczycki, Grzegorz Gerwazy: “Gaude Maria Virgo”
The Lira Singers
The Lira Ensemble 0107
3:12

Lessel: Variations in A Minor, Op. 15
Jerzy Stercznyski, piano
Variations for Piano by Lessel, Chopin and Szymanowski – Jerzy Sterczynski piano
Selene 9602.30
9:49

Hoffman, ETA: Sonata in F minor, AV 27 (excerpt)
Wolfgang Brunner, piano
Complete Piano Sonatas
CPO 999 320
:25

Hoffman, ETA: Sonata in CX-Sharp minor, AV 40 (excerpt)
Wolfgang Brunner, piano
Complete Piano Sonatas
CPO 999 320
1:19

Elsner, Józef: Sonata For Piano and Violin in F Major, Op. 10 No. 1, I.
Barbara Trojanowska, violin; Elżbieta Tyszecka, piano
Piano Works
Dux 0450
6:32

Elsner, Józef: Andromeda Overture
Opole Philharmonic
Józef Elsner: Symphony in C major; Opera Overtures Review by Uncle Dave Lewis
Dux 0568
8:10

Szymanowska, Maria: Prelude No. 1 in F Major; Prelude No. 3 in D
Anna Ciborowska, piano
Piano Works
Dux 0450
4:49

Szymanowska, Maria: Mazurka No. 12 in B-Flat Major
Anna Ciborowska, piano
Piano Works
Dux 0450
00:10

Szymanowska, Maria: Dance Polonaise in B Minor
Anna Ciborowska, piano
Piano Works
Dux 0450
7:29

Szymanowska, Maria: Nocturne in A-Flat Major, “Le Memure”
Anna Ciborowska, piano
Piano Works
Dux 0450
2:02

Chopin, Frederic: Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Chopin: 4 Ballades, Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, Op.60; Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49
DG 463 047
2:13

 

Episode 3

Moniuszko, Stanisław: Halka Overture, Polonaise, and Mazurka (excerpt)
Polish National Opera Orchestra/ Satanowski
Halka
CPO 999032
00:50

Chopin, Frederic: Introduction and Polonaise for Cello & Piano in C Major, Op. 3
György Sebők, piano; János Starker, violoncello
Starker Plays Chopin / Bartók / Mendelssohn / Martinu / Debussy / Weiner
Mercury 434358
8:42

Chopin, Frederic: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, II
Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy Arthur Rubenstein, piano
Piano Concerto No.2, Fantasia On Polish Airs, Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise
RCA 60404
9:14

Moniuszko, Stanisław: Halka Overture, Polonaise, and Mazurka
Polish National Opera Orchestra/ Satanowski
Halka
CPO 999032
13:43

Chopin, Frederic: Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40, Military
Arthur Rubinstein, piano
The Legendary Rubinstein
EMI 67007
4:11

Moniuszko, Stanisław: Halka Mazurka
Polish National Opera Orchestra/ Satanowski
Halka
CPO 999032
3:30

Chopin, Frederic: Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 in A Minor
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Mazurkas – Walzes – Nocturnes
Sony 30643
4:00

Moniuszko, Stanisław: “Kitty on a Fence”
Kusiewicz, Minkiewicz, Paweł Skałuba, vocals
Stanisław Moniuszko Kanony/ Canons
Dux 0182
:42

Moniuszko, Stanisław: “The Spinner”
Paweł Skałuba, tenor; Waldemar Malicki, piano
Polish Songs
Dux 0527
1:15

Chopin, Frederic: “Zyczenie (The Maiden’s Wish)”
Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Ewa Podleś, alto
The Very Best of Chopin
Dux 0510
1:43

Chopin, Frederic: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, III (excerpt)
Philadelphia Orchestra/ Ormandy, Arthur Rubenstein, piano
Piano Concerto No.2, Fantasia On Polish Airs, Andante Spianato & Grande
RCA 60404
2:54

Moniuszko, Stanisław: “Kitty on a Fence”
Kusiewicz, Minkiewicz, Paweł Skałuba, vocals
Stanisław Moniuszko Kanony/ Canons
Dux 0182
:34

 

Episode 4

Wieniawski, Henryk: Scherzo/Tarantelle, Op. 16
Jascha Heifetz, violin; Arpad Sandor, piano
The Legendary Heifetz
RCA 61733
4:16

Moszkowski, Moritz: Guitarre, Op. 45, No. 2
Jascha Heifetz, violin; Arpad Sandor, piano
The Legendary Heifetz
RCA 61733
3:04

Moszkowski, Moritz: Guitarre, Op. 45, No. 2
Jascha Heifetz, violin; Arpad Sandor, piano
The Legendary Heifetz
RCA 61733
:42

Zarbski, Juliusz: Lullaby, Op. 22
Elżbieta Wiedner-Zając, piano
Masques – Polish Piano Works
Dorian 80121
4:28

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan: Concerto for Piano in A Minor, Op. 17, II, III
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra/ Maksymiuk, Piotr Paleczny, piano
Paderewsky: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 17 / Melcer: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor
Sound 3446
17:53

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan: Minuet, Op. 14 No. 1
Rachmaninov, piano
Minuet In G Major (G Dur), Op.14, No. 1 (Paderewski) / Sonata In C Sharp Minor
(CIS Moll), Op. 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight”) (Beethoven)
Sony 62366
2:27

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan: Minuet, Op. 14 No. 1
Rachmaninov, piano
Minuet In G Major (G Dur), Op.14, No. 1 (Paderewski) / Sonata In C Sharp Minor
(CIS Moll), Op. 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight”) (Beethoven)
Sony 62366
2:19

Karlowicz, Mieczysław: Concerto for Violin, Op. 8, II
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Brabbins; Tasmin Little, violin
Moszkowski & Karłowicz: Violin Concertos
Hyp 67389
7:40

Szymanowski, Karol: Dance from Harnasie
Wanda Wiłkomirska, violin; Tadeusz Chmielewski, piano
Vol.4 – Works For Violin And Piano – String Quartet N°2
Muza 065
6:28

Godowsky, Leopold: Alt Wien
Jascha Heifetz, violin; Arpad Sandor, piano
Sea Murmurs/ The BumbleBee/ Alt Wien
RCA 61733
2:44

Karlowicz, Mieczysław: Concerto for Violin, Op. 8, II (excerpt)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Brabbins; Tasmin Little, violin
Moszkowski & Karłowicz: Violin Concertos
Hyp 67389
00:30

Episode 5

Szymanowski, Karol: Stabat Mater, Op. 53 (excerpts)
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir/Rowicki
Stefania Woytowicz, soprano; Krystyna Szczepańska, alto; Andrzej Hiolski, baritone
Violin Compositions
Muza 2352
17:43

Bacewicz, Grażyna: String Quartet No. 4, II
Szymanowski Quartet
Haydn/ Bacewicz/Dvorak: String Quartets
Avie 2092
6:26

Lutosławski, Witold: Bukoliki (excerpts)
Elżbieta Wiedner-Zając, piano
Masques – Polish Piano Works
Dorian 80121
3:03

Lutosławski, Witold: Symphony No. 3 (excerpts)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Barenboim
Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra & Symphony No. 3
Elatus 0927490152
7:12

Penderecki, Krzysztof: Anaklasis (excerpt)
London Symphony Orchestra/ Penderecki
Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima / Canticum Canticorum Salomonis / De Natura Sonoris Nos. 1 & 2
EMI 65077
4:41

Penderecki, Krzysztof: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra; Aria
Amadeus Kammerorchester Posen/ Duczmal, Zimmermann, viola
Penderecki – Viola Concerto / Capriccio
Wergo 60172
2:23

arr. Górecki: “My Vistula, Grey Vistula”, Op. 46
Lira Singers/ Nelson
Miserere
Nonesuch 79348
4:21

Traditional: “Pieśń o Wiśle (Song About Vistula)”
The State Folk Song and Dance Company
Polish Folk Music
PNCD 054
2:22

Traditional: The White Eagle Polka
The Music Company
Chicago Polka 8401
2:16