CHRISTMAS CAROLS of the Russian Orthodox Church A collection of the best Russian, Ukrainian and Polish Christmas melodies performed by traditional Orthodox Church Music Ensemble directed by Jerzy Szurbak.
The Best of Polish Christmas Carols (2-CD set) The most popular Polish carols and pastorals from Poland in traditional performance sung by choirs Mazowsze and Slask, and soloists of the Polish National Opera.
ALEKSANDER TANSMAN - SUITE CONCERTANTE FANTAISIE POUR VIOLON ET PIANO In regard to the importance of Slavic influence in my music, I can readily say that I followed the same path as Bartók or Manuel de Falla: folklore imaginé. I did not use popular themes per se. I used, however, their general melodic contour. Polish folklore is abundantly rich. I think that, along with Spanish folklore, it is the richest in possibilities...
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ANDREA CENTAZZO - THE RETROSPECTIVE (10 CD/DVD box-set) This beautifully realized set includes eight audio CD's and two visual music DVD with all material conceived, produced, composed and performed by Andrea Centazzo. All items are housed together in elegant cardboard box, measuring 6 x 8.5 x 6. Each volume of the set comes with its own DVD-type packaging, with extensive artwork, release information, and line notes . Each volume of the set has a specific and separate character reflecting the wide spectrum of Centazzo's artistic endeavors: from improvised jazz - to symphonic pieces - to compositions for percussion solo - to chamber music - to multimedia opera - to world music - to art movie making.
The night was magic: the music floated with joy, intensity and passion and we found a meeting point in a bled of minimalist patterns and sound explorations. (Andrea Centazzo)
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Andrea Centazzo THE HEART OF WAX "The heart of Wax" is a ballet music scored for strings quartet, clarinets, flutes, saxophones, piano, double bass, keyboards and percussion. Based on the surrealist painter Alberto Martini libretto and sketches, has been composed by Centazzo for the first staging of the un-issued ballet. A new dimension in ballet music. Re-mastered for this edition. First Dance: Great Dance of the Wax Statues - Prelude
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Andrzej Ratusinski Ludwig van Beethoven - 4 Sonatas Piano virtuoso Andrzej Ratusinski, is an graduate of Warsaw School of Music (Poland) and student of Arthur Rubinstein, Jorge Boleta and Vladimir Horowitz. Winner of 1973 25th International F. Busconi's Piano Competition in Bolzano, Italy.
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Arthur Rubinstein plays Chopin Arthur Rubinstein was a Polish-American pianist who is widely considered as one of the greatest piano virtuosos of the 20th Century.
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ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI - LIVE 1955 WARSAW 'Michelangeli, like a bolt of Lightning makes me suddenly understand the essence of the ....music. 'The best piano recording I have heard'
Carl-Johan Malmberg, Svenska Dagbladet – 8/4/2005
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Halina Czerny-Stefanska plays Chopin The Polish pianist Halina Czerny-Stefanska enjoyed a more substantial reputation among piano buffs than among music-lovers in general until she was unexpectedly shot to prominence by a mistake that got her talked about all around the world.
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HENRYK MIKOLAJ GORECKI - Symphony of Sorrowful Songs The Third Symphony "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" reflects both the composer's individual exploration of technique and his attempt to determine his own Christian spiritual identity. (Malgorzata Gasiorowska)
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ICTUS REORDS NEW MUSIC SERIES ANDREA CENTAZZO 6-CD'S box-set This 6-CD box-set, a part of ICTUS Records - Andrea Centazzo Complete Archives Series is a special endeavor. Each CD and DVD has a specific character reflecting the cultural influences of a time and place where the music and the images were composed and recorded: many artistic souls, one artistic vision.
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KRONOS QUARTET - Polish Quartets Four masterly and extremely different string quartets by Polish composers: from the cornerstones of the sixties by Witold Lutoslawski and Krzysztof Penderecki to the recent Kronos Quartet commissions - works by Henryk Mikolaj Górecki and Pawel Mykietyn - in a visionary performance by the Kronos Quartet.
