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Weinberg, Mahler

Marcin Zdunik – cello, Hubert Giziewski, Iwo Jedynecki – accordions (Harmonium Duo) playing Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Jewish Songs, Gustav Mahler – Kindertotenlieder. Live revording from Nożyk Synagogue, Singer’s Warsaw Festival 2022 concert. Album released on streaming media, choose your favourite one: https://ffm.to/5qvvwkr Cat. No OC251101Recording producer – Tomasz Lida

A Travers Pologne

Bacewicz Piano Duo – Hanna Holeksa, Anna Liszewska Polish music of the 19th century is associated with the Romantic era’s characteristic reference to national culture, which was particularly important during the period of partition, as it allowed for the preservation of a statehood that no longer formally existed. Polish composers

Escape From The Shadows

Aleksandra Demowska-Madejska – Viola, Wojciech Pyrć – Piano During the war, remaining in hiding was a necessity; after the war, it became a survival strategy. Concealing oneself under a different identity, seeking refuge in another country, and severing all ties with the past offered a chance for a new beginning.

Witold Friemann – Songs

Witold Friemann – Songs Joanna Freszel – soprano, Anna Zawisza – soprano, Aleksandra Demowska-Madejska – viola, Wojciech Pyrć – piano.World Phonographic Premiere * Phonoghraphic Premiere Graphic motif – Ewa PohlkeRecording producer – Tomasz Lida Financial support and patrons:STOART – Związek Artystów WykonawcówStowarzyszenie Polskich Artystów MuzykówNarodowy Instytut Muzyki i TańcaMinisterstwo Kultury

Beethoven Reimagined

Marek Romanowski – Double Bass & Hanna Holeksa – Piano plays Beethoven Cello Sonatas 1 Sonata in g minor op. 5 no 2 – Adagio sostenuto e espressivo – Allegro molto piu tosto presto2 Sonata in g minor op. 5 no 2 – Rondo3 Sonata in A Major op. 69

TIKTIN released

Maria Sławek, Lutosławski Quartet, Tomasz Januchta „TIKTIN” After a special event that took place at the Great Synagogue in Tykocin one autumn evening in 2023, we are now presenting you TIKTIN—an album with music performed by Maria Sławek, the Lutosławski Quartet and Tomasz Januchta. The album features outstanding works by

TIKTIN – the first single is out now!

Composed in 1949 by Mieczysław Wajnberg, “Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47” announces the album by Maria Sławek, Lutosławski Quartet and Tomasz Januchta entitled “TIKTIN”, which will be released on March 22. The piece is available on the most popular streaming platforms. (prośba o podlinkowanie: https://li.sten.to/tiktin-rhapsody). The material for the

Aleksandra Świgut – “Portraits of Nature”

Aleksandra Świgut – piano, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Michał Klauza – conductorEdvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin The first big CD album of the rising piano star Aleksandra Świgut recorded at Cavatina Hall: Edvard Grieg:Piano Concerto A minor, Op.16Arietta, Op. 12 No. 1The Poets Heart, Op. 5 No. 2Little Bird, Op. 43 No.

Tiktin

Maria Sławek – violin, Lutosławski Quartett and Tomasz Januchta – contrabass, recorded live Weinberg – Concertino Op. 42, Moldavian Rhapsody Op. 47, Panufnik – Violin Concerto (1971), Bach – Chaconne. To be released in January 2024 as CD, LP and streaming media. Large Synagogue in a small borderland town –

Johann Sebastian Bach

Can’t say more for now: Karol Marianowski – cello, Konrad Skolarski – piano recorded Johann Sebastian Bach at the Concert Hall of the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre of Music. More details soon…

Roman Palester – Psalm V

Roman Palester – Psalm V for baritone, mixed choir and orchester (1931 – edited 1988) Mariusz Godlewski – baritone Polish Radio Choir Silesian Opera Choir Beethoven Academy Orchestra Vincent Kozlovsky – conductor Cat No OC230102Recording producer – Tomasz Lida Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowegopochodzących z Funduszu Promocji

Weinberg – Czarnecki

Paula Preuss – violin, Elbląska Orkiestra Kameralna, Sebastian Perłowski – conductor play Weinberg and Czarnecki. Mieczysław Weinberg – Concertino Op. 42Mieczysław Weinberg – Aria Op. 9Sławomir Stanisław Czarnecki – Truso per archi op. 64Sławomir Stanisław Czarnecki – Hombark Concerto op. 32 Cat. No OC230101Recording producer – Tomasz Lida

The Traveler

Gary Guthman’s “The Traveler” wrote to his poem, sung by Kaja Mianowana, played by Łukasz Długosz – flute, Tomasz Strahl – cello and Małgorzata Zalewska – harp, completed with Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz’s “Triptich & Improvisation” for harp solo. Recorded in September 2022 at Agnieszka Osiecka Music Studio of Polish Radio Cat.

Shusha

Sinfonia Varsovia under the baton of Ayyub Guliyev plays Polish and Azerbaijani composers of 19th and 20th century. Gara Garayev – Aisha’s DanceGara Garayev – PassionateMieczyslaw Karlowicz – Serenade for Strings Uzeyir Hajibeyli – ArazbariFikret Amirov – Symphony for StringsWitold Lutoslawski – Ouverture for StringsAgshin Alizadeh – Jangi Cat. No.

Recording sessions

Recording sessions for the new CD almost finished. Details soon! Sinfonia Varsovia Studio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. Witolda Lutosławskiego

Polish Romantic Trios

Just released! Fryderyk Chopin – Trio in G minor op. 8. Wojciech Albert Sowiński – Trio in B minor op. 76 (World Premiere Recording). Anna Prabucka-Firlej – piano, Paula Preuss – violin, Jan Lewandowski – cello. Soon in stores, streaming services as well as Hi-Res files in our shop.

Fryderyk 2022 Award!

BWV – Bach – Marianowski with Fryderyk 2022 award!

Nomination to Fryderyk 2021 Award

The album of Trio Basso nominated to Fryderyk Award (the main phonographic award in Poland).https://orpheeclassics.com/2019/12/19/romberg-dittersdorf-m-haydn-trio-basso/

Konu Kim – “Mon seul trésor”

KONU KIM – “MON SEUL TRÉSOR“ Konu Kim – tenor (Royal Opera House , the winner of Placido Domingo’s Operalia, International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition ) sings Donizetti, Rossini, Bellini’s arias with Beethoven Academy Orchestra under the baton of Francesco Cilluffo . Arias from known and less known operas (Donizetti’s

Konu Kim

Just finished recording sessions with tenor Konu Kim (Royal Opera House, the winner of Operalia 2016) and Orkiestra Akademii Beethovenowskiej under the baton of Francesco Cilluffo. The CD with Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini’s arias is to be released Autumn 2020.Organized by TACT International Art Management.

The Shop

We announce launch of Orphée Classics Shop with Hi-Res audio files. Why files? Because CD format is leaving and more people are using streaming services or Hi-Fi from network file players. 96 kHz 24-bit high resolution Hi-End FLAC, ALAC, mp3s files made in the studio directly from Master File with

Karol Marianowski plays Bach – “BWV” just released

Probably the world’s first CD recorded half-remotely from a small basement corridor during self-isolation. An album with first 3 cello suites BWV 1007-1009 is ready to download from Orphee Classics Shop and will be ready to listen in all streaming media within days.

“Polish Songbook” CD presented on Polish Radio 2

Editor Ewa Szczecińska dedicated her radio broadcast Nokturn to the presentation of recordings from the “Polish Songbook” in Polish Radio 2. https://orpheeclassics.com/2019/01/23/spiewnik-polski-polish-20th-and-21th-century-song-anthology/ http://spiewnik-polski.pl

Happy Easter!

The world premiere recording – Sergei Bortkiewicz – songs.

Lost, found, recorded, released. The greater part of Sergei Bortkiewicz‘s works was destroyed during bombing of Berlin in 1945. Fortunately recently discovered 3 song cycles of Sergei Bortkiewicz are now recorded and released for the first time in history. All of that was possible due to involevment of the great

Lutosławski, Penderecki – works for violin&piano, just released.

Karolina Nowotczyńska – violin and Łukasz Chrzęszczyk – piano – a contemporary view of works of Witold Lutosławski – Recitativo e Arioso, Subito, Lullaby, Partita and Krzysztof Penderecki – Sonata No. 2. more…

Sergei Bortkiewicz

Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952) was a pianist and composer born in Kharkov, today’s Ukraine, into a Polish noble family. His father Edward Bortkiewicz was a landowner and his mother Zofia, née Uszyńska, was a pianist. In 1898, he began studying music theory and piano at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with Laidov

Antonina Wyszyńska – welcome!

Happy to introduce our new German Representative – Antonina Wyszyńska. Based in Köln, an employee of West Deutsche Rundfunk, graduate of The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music (Sound Engineering/Producing), Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Musikproduktion). Welcome on board! 🙂

Max Reger 4 Sonatas for violin solo

Małgorzata Staszewska – violin Max Reger 4 Sonatas for violin solo Op. 42 (1900) Sonata in D minor I Allegro energico II Adagio con gran espressione III Prestissimo assai IV Allegro energico Sonata in A major I Allegro con grazia II Andantino III Prestissimo Sonata in B minorI Pesante-Allegro con

“Romantic works” on streaming media

“Romantic works” CD album with multiprizewinner Katarzyna Zdybel-Nam – bassoon and Katarzyna Kluczewska – piano, is now on streaming media – iTunes, Spotify, Amazon MP3, Google Play, Tidal.

Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concertos

Johann Sebastian Bach – violin concertos E-major, A-minor, Antonio Vivaldi – Le Quattro Stagioni, the first part of recording sessions just finished. To be completed with Bach’s double concertos D-minor and C-minor. Michael Maciaszczyk – violino and leading, orchestra of Polish Art Philharmonic. CD album is expected Summer 2020. 

Nadrzycki, Zathey – “Salut d’Amour”

Just finished recording sessions to the next CD of Jarosław Nadrzycki – violin and Joanna Zathey – piano. Album “Salut d’Amour” will contain miniatures of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Alexandre Glazunov, Pyotr Tschaikovsky, Gabriel Fauré, Fritz Kreisler, Edward Elgar, Eugène Ysaÿe, Sergei Prokofiev, Claude Debussy, Aram Khachaturian, Carl Nielsen, Amy Beach. ©Orphée

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