Spisak, Michał (1914-1965)Sonatina (10:00) Paris, 1946 Publisher: PWM (c1959) I. AllegroII. AndanteIII. Allegro Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon This composition was dedicated to the French Trio Daraux and it is noted that one of the first performances was at the Prague Spring Festival in 1948. This neoclassical composition is very angular and chromatic, … Read more
Serocki, Kazimierz (1922-1981)Krasnoludki/Gnomes (12:00) 1953/1975 Publisher: PWM (c1993) KrakowiakKujawiakMazurek/MazurkaPiosenka/SongWalczyk/WaltzKołysanka/Cradle-songOberek Instrumentation: three-part miniatures for variable instrumental ensemble consisting of 10 different parts This work is a transcription of piano miniatures for children written by Serocki in 1953 and transcribed by him for a mixed ensemble in 1975. The cycle of the miniatures can be … Read more
Pietrzak, Bernard (1924-1978)Trio (6:30) 1964 Publisher: PWM (c1972) Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon This minimalistic, highly dissonant work is structurally built of sound blocks of repeated notes played with defined block dynamics. Each block for each instrument can be built out of 3-6 notes. The blocks are timed in seconds, and in many … Read more
Palester, Roman (1907-1989)Trio (14:30) 1967 Publisher: PWM (c2004) Allegro giusto, decisoAndante affettuoso e flessibileAllegro moderato Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon The main characteristics of this composition are the rhythm and material lightness in the faster movements, plus canonic texture treatment and the constant use of intervals of a second, seventh and fifth in … Read more
Paciorkiewicz, Tadeusz (1916-1998)Trio (10:00) 1963 Publisher: PWM (c1967) AllegrettoLentoScherzandoComodoAllegro non troppo Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon This work is dedicated to Benedykt Górecki, bassoonist of the Polish National Radio Orchestra. It maintains classical forms with atonalism. The work starts out with an entrance of two instruments playing a dissonant accompaniment, which sets the … Read more
Małecki, Maciej (1940- )Four Stories / Cztery Opowieści (12:00) 2020 Publisher: unpublished I. Adventures/PrzygodyII. Pranks/FigleIII. Meditations/MedytacjeIV. Dance/Taniec Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon Four Stories was commissioned and written for Sonora Winds, a Minnesota based trio. The work is written in neoclassical style and it presents traditional writing with major-minor oscillations, diminution, imitation … Read more
Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994)Trio (12:00) 1945 Publisher: PWM (c2003) Allegro moderatoPoco adagioAllegro giocoso Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon This beautiful twelve- minute piece was written sometime between 1944 and 1945. Since the start of the German occupation in 1939, writing and making music in Warsaw was greatly suppressed. Between 1939 and 1944, Lutosławski and his … Read more
Krauze, Zygmunt (1938- )Trio (7:57) 1959 Publisher: PWM (c2015) I. II.III.IV. Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon Written by Krauze while a student, probably inspired by music of Ligeti, this piece is a great example of breaking away from the classical form. However it still uses the traditional form of notation while experimenting with new … Read more
Konowalski, Benedykt (1928- )Mini-Rondo (5:30) 1973 Publisher: PWM (c1975) Allegro molto-Vivace-Allegro molto Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon Very light in character, this short work explores rhythmic vitality, coloristic change, with clearly tonal harmonic idiom. The three instruments are evenly balanced in their musical interest and difficulty. The piece is dexterous in tempo … Read more
Garścia, Janina (1920-2004)Tema con Variazioni (5:26) Kraków, 1967 Publisher: PWM (c1967) GiocosoVar. I VivaceVar. II Meno mossoVar. IIIVar. IV ComodoVar. V CantabileVar. VI Vivo Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, bassoon Janina Garścia stands out in her own right, being a woman composer and foremost an educator. She created practical music – music that is and was … Read more