Composer(s): Panufnik, Andrzej
Conductor(s): Smolij, Mariusz
Label: Naxos
Genre: Concerto; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.570032
Barcode: 747313003273
Release Date: 11/2006

PANUFNIK: Old Polish Suite / Concerto in modo antico / Jagiellonian Triptych / Hommage a Chopin

This disc contains all of Panufnik's post-war reconstructions of early Polish music originally written between the 14th and 18th centuries. Of these works the composer himself wrote: "My compulsion to restore some of the early Polish music was engendered as I witnessed the superb reconstruction of beautiful 16th and 17th century houses in the old part of Warsaw... My intention was to bring alive the spirit of Poland at that time, and to make use of these precious fragments which otherwise would have remained lifeless on the bookshelves of libraries..." The disc concludes with Hommage a Chopin, in which the composer draws on the folk music of Masovice, the region in central Poland where Chopin was born.

Tracklist

Panufnik, Andrzej
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
1 I. Dance 1, "Cenar": Allegro giusto 01:57
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
2 II. Interlude: Lento espressivo 01:52
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
3 III. Dance 2, "Wyrwany": Allegretto leggero 02:33
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
4 IV. Chorale: Andante tranquillo 02:03
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
5 V. Dance 3, "Hayduk": Allegro deciso 01:53
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
Cecocho, Igor (trumpet)
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
6 Concerto in modo antico 14:13
Cecocho, Igor (trumpet)
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
7 I. Preambulum: Vivace 02:01
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
8 II. Cantio: Adagietto 03:23
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
9 III. Chorea polonica: Allegro non troppo 03:23
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
10 I. Allegro moderato 04:06
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
11 II. Andante 03:35
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
12 III. Allegro 03:50
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
Turonek, Hanna (flute)
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
13 I. Andante 03:24
Turonek, Hanna (flute)
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
14 II. Allegretto 01:37
Turonek, Hanna (flute)
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
15 III. Andantino 02:22
Turonek, Hanna (flute)
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
16 IV. Vivo 02:28
Turonek, Hanna (flute)
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
17 V. Andante 03:20
Turonek, Hanna (flute)
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 58:00