King Roger, a work at the heart of Szymanowski's compositional outputis the product of a great double synthesis - a synthesis of musical styles and languages and a synthesis of cultures.
Those who are familiar with Kilars music will recognize the characteristic consonances, ostinato repetitions and stationary chords with their seductive harmonies and the tonic underlined with the bass beats of the piano.
In 1839 Mendelssohn composed the Trio in D minor Op. 49 which has been one of his most popular pieces ever since, just as Robert Schumann predicted in his prophetic review of 1840.
An astonishing traversal of Bach’s seven concertos for keyboard and strings, played in concert and recorded live as part of the Arsenal’s cross-borders program METZ-ARSENAL.
The opera was written specially for the children from the choir Alla Polacca and for the national Opera in Warsaw, where it was premiered on September 27, 1998.
The repertoire ranges from the examples of the European Renaissance and early-Baroque "high" style (proving the great talent and technical skills of the then composers from Wrocław) to early dancing music.
With the work that marks the beginning of his symphonic career (predicted earlier by his cantata Das klagende Lied and song-cycle Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen) Mahler joins the ranks of late-Romantic symphony composers.
„I believe that every composer should also remain a performer, and every performer ought to compose.”
Maklakiewicz´s output includes 6 complete cycles of Ordinarium Missae. Two of them - Missa pro defunctis (1932) and Missa de inventione Sanctae Crucis - Missa secunda (1932) - are intended for a male choir and organ.
Listening to the recordings from this CD you may think of the sources of inspiration, tradition and roots.