Walentynowicz, Władysław (1902-1999)Quartet (12:00) 1952 Publisher: PWM (c1981) Allegro moderatoAllegro scherzandoAndante sostenutoAllegretto Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon Written in the same year as the Reed Trio, this work presents the same quality of writing and musical material. It is also written in classical forms with traditional major-minor tonal approach. It is characterized … Read more
Sewen, Marek (1930- )Inflorescences op.24 (18:00) Publisher: Warsaw Music Edition I. Molto moderato e espressivoII. Andante amorosoIII. Andantino leggieroIV. Allegro risoluto Instrumentation: flute, oboe, bassoon, harpsichord The work has been written for and dedicated to Polish Chamber Players “Pro Musica Antiqua.” This neo-Baroque composition is traditional in its formal structure and is written … Read more
Jaźwinski, Barbara (1950- )Blue Tango (7:54) 1999, revised 2020 Publisher: American Composers Edition Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, tenor saxophone, bassoon The work was commissioned by the Quatour Francis Poulenc and premiered in New Orleans in 2000. Although the tango qualities implied in the title are not always clearly evident in the music, a tango mood … Read more
Czyż, Henryk (1923-2003)Quartet (11:00) 1949 Publisher: AA (c1979)Year: 1949 I. AllegroII. AndanteIII. Allegro Vivace Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon The most striking aspects of this work are it’s light character, highly rhythmic fast parts, and highly melodic and improvisatory sounding slower parts. Each movement is built out of contrasting parts. In the fast movements there … Read more
Chmielarz, Bernard (1958- )Castle Epigram/Zamkowa Fraszka (3:53) 2002 Publisher: not publishedYear: 2002 Instrumentation: flute, oboe, bassoon, harpsichord The work has been written for and dedicated to Polish Chamber Players “Pro Musica Antiqua.” It is mentioned on Pro Musica’s CD cover that “the piece is a deliberate evocation of the atmosphere … Read more
Baird, Tadeusz (1928-1981)Divertimento (6:00) 1956 Publisher: PWM (c1958)Year: 1956 CapriccioDuettoQuasi ValseAriettaMarcia Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon Tadeusz Baird, as all Polish composers of his era, came out of the neoclassical tradition. His Divertimento is one of the first pieces he wrote in dodecaphonic style of writing. He wrote this piece in 1956, and the first … Read more